Nigeria, May 3 -- Nigeria's athletes enjoyed a memorable weekend across athletics, wrestling and football, combining record-breaking runs, dominant wins and important victories to show growing strength on the international stage.

The biggest highlight came at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, where Nigeria's young mixed 4x100m relay team powered into the final with an impressive performance.

The team of Favour Ashe, Jennifer Chukwuka-Obi, Chidera Ezeakor and Maria Thompson clocked 40.24 seconds, setting a new African record.

Their effort also secured Nigeria a place at the 2027 World Athletics Championships in China, a major achievement for a team made up largely of home-based athletes.

The race itself was of a very high standar...