Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, world ranked No.14, produced a national shot put record of 21.77m to beat Brazilian favourite Darlan Romani at the 35th Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo – the first leg of 2019 IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge – on Sunday 28 April.
Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru smashed his national 200m record and clocked a new world fastest time in the 100m race at the Michael Johnson Invitational meeting in Waco, Texas on Saturday 20 April.
Spectators at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Ivory Coast witnessed the dominance of Team Nigeria on the track as five of the seven medals won by the team, came from track events