At the recently concluded MTN Champs Finale held in Abuja, some of the nation’s brightest young stars displayed incredible performances on the track at one of the country’s largest secondary school competitions ever hosted. The four-stop tour across Nigeria held its finale at Moshood Abiola National Stadium in the nation's capital where some of the best marks of the inaugural series were achieved. Here are some of the best gold medal winning performances from MTN Champs Abuja.
Rosemary Edet, an 18-year-old from Akawa Ibom, won the Girls Junior Division (U23) 100m title running a new personal best of 11.82 seconds. She edged out 16-year-old Faith Osamuyi from Edo State who ran 11.93s. Edet also won the Girls Junior Division 200m title running 24.70 seconds after running a personal best of 24.63 seconds in the semifinal.
Miracle Ezechukwu, a 15-year-old student at Nigeria Tupil International, had remarkable showing at MTN Champs Abuja. She put up incredible times all weekend including a jaw-dropping personal best of 11.93s in the Girls Youth (U17) 100m final to run away with the gold. She also won the 200m final with a personal best 24.39s, the fastest 200m time across all female divisions.
Isaac Chukwuwike won the Boys U23 MVP at the MTN Champs meet in Benin as a 15-year-old, and whatever high expectations placed on him were surpassed in the finale. He lowered his personal best by over one whole second in the 400m running 48.01 seconds in the semifinal and 48.04 seconds in the final to win the U23 title.
Osama Chibueze earned an invite to the finale after winning the U23 200m final at the meet in Benin. He took full advantage and came away with the double U23 gold medal in the 100m and 200m in Abuja. The 19-year-old ran a personal best of 10.74 seconds in the 100m final (from Lane 10!) and won the 200m final with a dominating 21.68 second run.
One of the most electric matchups of the finale was in the U17 final between Eniola Shiro and Michael Aniche. Shiro, a 17-year-old from No Sweat Track Club, won the 400m title at the Ibadan meet. Aniche, a 15-year-old from Baptist Vocational, won the 400m title at the Benin meet. Both athletes gave their all and ran personal bests with Shiro claiming the title running 50.11 seconds while Aniche ran 50.86 seconds.
Adaeze Ezeh, a 13-year-old from Vision High School, was the star of the Girls Cadet (U14) Division. She dominated the finale running a clean sweep winning the 100m and 200m finals. She ran 12.65 seconds to clinch the 100m title and 25.61 seconds in 200m title race.
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