African Championships: Team Nigeria finishes strong with women's 4x400m gold
Nigeria, May 18 -- Team Nigeria wrapped up an impressive outing at the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana, with another commanding relay gold medal, reinforcing the country's dominance in team sprint events on the continent.
Nigeria's women's 4x400m quartet of Esther Okon, Toheebat Jimoh, Jecinter Lawrence and Patience Okon-George produced a dominant performance to win gold in a time of 3:29.25.
The Nigerian team finished nearly 30 metres ahead of Ethiopia, who claimed silver, while Kenya settled for bronze.
The victory capped a strong championship for Team Nigeria, whose biggest successes came largely in relay events.
Nigeria finished the championships with four gold medals, three of them coming in relays - t...
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