The dash, sprints and long distance races lived up to expectations as the eventual winners had to sweat through the skin of their teeth to emerge tops at the ultra modern tartan track of the New Jos Stadium.
In the day two of the FISU Trials, athletics took center stage as Ofochima Christabel from FUTA, AKURE won the 400m women’s final.
Oluigbu Chukwuebuka Michael from FUTO OWERRI won the 10,000m men’s final.
Nafisat Toisat from Federal University Lokoja won the 10,000m women’s race , she was the sole participant in the race.
Oyebichi Joy Onyiyechi won the women’s 100m huddle, while Abdulazeez Olawale from University of Ilorin won in the men’s category.
Orogbemi Adeyemi from Afe Babalola university won in a keenly contested long-jump event.
In an interesting close of event for the day, the duo of Suleiman Taofikat from Federal University Oye-Ekiti and Aina Precious from University of Ilorin came first in the 100m final for both Women and Men respectively.
The athletes could not hide their feelings as they beamed with smile and embrace from friends and team mates.
Action continues today at the same venue: New Jos Stadium: as DAY 3 FISU TRIALS EVENTS take center stage
5000m (M/F) Final -8:30 am
8:35 am. T/J (M) Final
9:30 am. 200m(M/F) Heat.
10:30am.400mH(M) Final.
10:50am. 1500m(M/F) Final
11:30am. 200m(M/F) Final.
Credit: Bernard Asepo SSI Media.
