Historic 100m Double: Nigerian Sprinters Strike Gold at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

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Historic 100m Double: Nigerian Sprinters Strike Gold at Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics

Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo, a student at Abuja's Nigerian Tulip International School, won the women’s 100m in a wind-assisted personal best of 11.16s, outpacing rivals from the UAE and Qatar.

Gift Bright clinched the boys’ 100m gold with a personal best of 10.28s, beating athletes from China and Poland.

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