My people, make I yarn you something wey go sweet your belle! For Minnesota Open wey happen just now, Charles Godfred no just shine, him bright pass star! The guy na two-time Nigeria national long jump champion, and him don show say him get speed for track too.
Godfred run the men’s 60m with fire, clocking lifetime-best times of 6.65 seconds for heats and 6.62 seconds for final. E don improve him personal best wey be 6.70 seconds before. This performance don put am among the top two sprinters for Nigeria this season, just dey follow Farooque Aman wey run 6.58 seconds for Doha. See as this guy dey show versatility, e fit jump long and now e dey dash like cheetah!
The Gophers, naija wey dey represent for Minnesota, spent the day dey collect medals like say they be for Olympic. Hadley Streit no dey slack too, she throw weight reach 22.82m wey na her personal best. This na her first improvement since February 2025, and she don enter third position for NCAA rankings this season, plus she dey fourth for Minnesota all-time list. Na so dem dey run the show!
Nah wah o! The way Minnesota dey show strength for this indoor season dey sweet! Godfred dey add more flavor to him already sweet profile wey dey get gold medals for African U-20 championships and two back-to-back Big Ten titles. Na so him got style for World Athletics Championships for 2025 wey don come. Before e join Minnesota, Godfred don show face for 100m with 10.42 seconds and long jump of 7.86m. Na this talent wey give am continental U-20 gold and him even come third for 100m at the African Golden League wey happen for Abuja. You fit imagine how this guy dey ball!
Gophers don show say dem no dey play, dem mix experienced athletes with some fresh talents. Na why dem fit control the whole meet like boss. Godfred and him team go continue to build on this momentum as dem prepare for the Graduate Classic for Lincoln, Nebraska, dis weekend, and they go still return for Jack Johnson Classic later this month. We dey look forward to wahala wey dem go cause for track!
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