City, Country – Naija no fit carry last as our own Ezekiel Nathaniel don make history! Dis 21-year-old athlete just secure bronze medal for the men’s 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships. If you dey wonder wetin make am special, e be say na first time Nigeria dey collect medal for dis event. Na big deal, you sabi?
Ezekiel run like say him no get tomorrow, finishing di race for 47.11 seconds. E even set new Nigeria national record! Abeg, make we pop small palm wine for bada-bada achievement!
As dem dey announce di results, dem first declare America’s Rai Benjamin winner with 46.54 seconds, followed by Brazil’s Alison dos Santos and Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba. But wahala come show when dem disqualify Benjamin for disturbing another runner by shifting hurdle. Na wetin we call ‘show of shame’, abi na just me? As dem reset di medals, our padi Ezekiel don up to bronze position, no be small!
Dis moment no be just win, e be like real big party for Nigeria. We don dey suffer for 38 years since Henry Amike last reach World Championships final back in 1987. Imagine waiting we go fit achieve as Nigeria dey grow on di global athletics stage!
Ezekiel journey no be small thing o! From small competitions in the States to rubbing shoulders with di best in the world. With di Paris 2028 Olympics dey come, e big pass wood abi na just me wey dey see am like dis? Dis boy get bright future!
With dis groundbreaking medal, Ezekiel don write new chapter for Naija sports history. E no just be about him alone, na sign say better days dey come for our athletes. Make we shine our eyes, because wetin come next fit blow our mind!
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