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Sports News of Monday, 2 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Tokyo Olympics: Amusan, Adegoke break records

Enoch Adegoke (R) and Tobi Amusan at the Olympics play videoEnoch Adegoke (R) and Tobi Amusan at the Olympics

Despite the disappointing outing by some of the Nigerian contingents at the Olympics, some others have saved the blushes of the country.

Enoch Adegoke, Nigeria's representative in the 100m sprint became the first Nigerian since 1996 to clock 10.00s in heat 2 of men’s 100m semis breaking the 25-year record of Davidson Ezinwa at Atlanta.

Tobi Amusan, on the other hand, broke a 21-year-old record as she won her first semi-final in 12.62s to become the first Nigerian since Glory Alozie at Sydney 2000 to qualify for the 100m Hurdles final at the Olympics.

It was a tight race for the men’s 100m semis, which ended in a photo-finish, with Adegoke ending up in second place in 10.00secs, the same time as American T. Brommell, with Great Britain’s Zharnel Hughes, who clocked 9.98secs, in the first place.

Compatriot Usheoritse Itsekiri crashed out in the semi-finals of the men’s 100m after he finished seventh in his heat in 10.29secs.