Abeg gather here, make I tell you hot gist! Nigerian sprinter, Olaolu Olatunde, don gear up to kick start him 2026 indoor season for New Mexico Collegiate Classic this Friday. Na him first show for University of Iowa after him don move from Harding University. Dis guy dey shine! Last time we hear from am, na last August when he collect him first international gold for Nigeria during regional championships for Accra, where him run him 100m finish edition for 10.60 seconds. Na real speedster be dis!
Before dis year sabi, Olatunde don already flash ‘level’ when him run personal best of 10.13 seconds for SWAC 8 pre-national championships wey happen for Abeokuta. Na so him rank among the fastest sprinters for Nigeria and Africa last season. E no dey waste time o! Him don carry school records commot as him break long-standing records for Harding with 10.14 seconds for 100m and 20.65 seconds for 200m!
At New Mexico Collegiate, dis guy go dey challenge for 60m and 200m and na him dey join plenty Nigerian athletes wey ready to show say we sabi run for Olympics style. Other athletes wey dey join na Ella Onojuvwevwo for the 200m, Success Umukoro wey dey run 60m, Chioma Nwachukwu wey be national champion for 200m and 400m, Faith Osamuyi for 60m and 60m hurdles, Olayinka Olajide, Samuel Ogazi, Joshua Caleb and David Akhalu wey dey shuffle 200 and 400m. Na wa o, Nigeria dey represent well!
No be only New Mexico dey hear our name, o! Nigerian athletes dey warm up for European competitions too. Adaobi Tabugbo dey set for 60m hurdles for IFAM indoor meeting wey dey happen for Louvain-La-Neuve. Fola Olaoye and Enoch Adegoke dey enter 60m for Sparkassen indoor meeting for Dortmund. Meanwhile, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi don get mind to return to World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold circuit for Madrid. The guy just collect third position for Millrose Games wey happen for New York, now him dey flex for shot put against big boys like Jordan Geist and Rajindra Campbell wey sabi land correct throws.
Enekwechi dey shine well well as him dey rank among world top performers this season, and also dey fourth for World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold standings. Omo, if dem give am chance, him go buk the world indoor championships wey dey come for March, no shaking!
Na im be dis, my people! Make we dey follow dem as dey jolli for track, as we dey expect serious running and plenty medals from our athletes dis season. Na God go carry us go!
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