Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Team Nigeria has enjoyed moments of joy and disappointment at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with new stars making headlines while some familiar names fell short.

The biggest highlight so far came from Ajayi Kanyisola, who ran the race of his life in the men's 100 metres heats.

Ajayi clocked a personal best of 9.88 seconds, finishing second in Heat 1. South Africa's Gift Leotlela won the race in 9.87s, while Jamaica's Oblique Seville came third in 9.93s. Ajayi's brilliant run gave him an automatic ticket to the next round.

Another big talking point was Sunday Israel Okon, the 21-year-old who shocked the field in Heat 6 of the 100m.

Okon ran 10.04 seconds to finish first, beating big names like Great B...