Favour Ashe at Lagos Continental Relays | Photo: Making of Champions
Favour Ashe and Emmanuel Ojeli have qualified for the final of the senior men’s 100 meter race of the Lagos Continetal Relay.
The duo dominated the semi-finals of the event, which was held at the sport complex of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) on Wednesday.
Ashe, a semi-finalist at the Paris Olympics, cruised to the finish line in the third semi-final race.
The 22-year-old clocked a wind-aided 10.14 seconds as he conservatively jogged through the race while his competitors were straining their muscles.
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Thankgod Igube of Nigerian Customs finished second, with a wind-aided 10.23 seconds, and also progressed into the final.
On his part, Ojeli smashed his three-year-old personal best (PB) to clock 10.24 seconds as he won the second semi-final heat.
Ojeli achieved the feat despite being a quarter-mile specialist. He was a member of the quartet that won the 4x400m relay gold for Nigeria at the 2024 African Games and set a continental record.
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The final of the senior men’s 100 meter race will be held on Thursday at 5 pm.
In the women’s category, Iyanu Bada won her semi-final heat with a stunning finish of 11.38 seconds. She dipped ahead of Janet Adesiyan, who ran 11.88 seconds, and Favour Odiyeye, who posted a time of 11.97 seconds.
The Lagos Continental Relay is the continuation of the third season of the MTN Champs.
The competition will run till April 12.
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