Nigeria has won Gold in the women’s 4x100m relay at the ongoing XXII Commonwealth Games holding in Birmingham.
The quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma & Grace Nwokocha finished in 42.10s to run a Personal Best and clinch Gold.
England (Silver – 42.41s) and Jamaica (Bronze – 43.08s) also scored podium finishes.
Nigeria also smashed the African Record (42.22s) they set in Oregon less than a month ago.
Nigeria won Bronze (42.75s – Joy Udo-Gabriel/Blessing Okagbare/Tobi Amusan/Rosemary Chukwuma) in the 2018 Games behind England (1st) & Jamaica (2nd).
The quartet achieved this feat in record-breaking fashion, running 42.10 seconds to break the barely one-month old 42.22 seconds African record they set in Oregon, USA at the World Athletics championships.
World and Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles champion and record holder, Amusan started the historic run with a brilliant first leg before handing over to Ofili who ensured Nigeria maintained the advantage before giving Chukwuma, the individual 100m finalist the baton.
Chukwuma ran the curve perfectly and handed over to reigning Nigerian 100m queen, Nwokocha in first position.
The 21 year Nwokocha maintained the advantage despite the threat by Great Britain’s anchor leg runner, Darly Neita to bring home Team Nigeria’s first women’s 4 x 100m relay gold.
The men’s team of Udodi Onwuzurike, Favour Ashe, Alaba Akintola and Raymond Ekevwo also made history with the bronze medal win.
The medal is the first by the men’s 4x100m relay team since 1982.
