Nigeria, May 16 -- Team Nigeria continued its strong outing at the 2026 African Senior Athletics Championships in Accra, Ghana, winning gold in the women's 4x100m relay and silver in the men's event on Day Four of the competition.

The Nigerian women's quartet of Rosemary Nwankwo, Jennifer Chukwuka Obi, Rosemary Chukwuma and Miracle Ezechukwu delivered a record-breaking performance to defend Nigeria's title in the event.

The team clocked 42.94 seconds to win gold ahead of Liberia and host nation Ghana. The time also made Nigeria the first women's team to run under 43 seconds at the African Athletics Championships.

The victory added to Nigeria's growing medal tally in Accra and further underlined the country's strength in relay events on...