3. Nigeria defeats both Jamaica & USA in the Women’s 4x200m at the World Relays!
It was an epic moment for Nigeria Track and Field as the country struck its first EVER World Relays GOLD medal in the women’s 4x200m in the Bahamas, and second World Relays medal after the women’s 4x400m team took Bronze in 2014.
The two videos reliving this moment received 27,000 views combined! The Nigerian quartet finished ahead of Jamaica and the US team, which had the likes of heavyweight Allyson Felix and team mate Jeneba Tarmoh.
However they dropped the baton, giving Team Nigeria the advantage, while Jamaica and Germany followed in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The quartet of Blessing Okagbare, Regina George, Dominique Duncan and Christy Udoh who ran the anchor leg, set a National Record (NR) of 1:30.52s. They talk us through their glorious moment in the video below:
Here are highlights from the Press Conference some moments later, featuring the Nigerian and Jamaican teams:
There will be no World Relays action this year because of the Rio 2016 Olympics. However ahead of the 2017 edition of the Relays, will the Nigerian girls successfully defend their 4x200m GOLD or will Jamaica seek to dominate the less run distance along with their current supremacy in the 4x100m & 4x400m? Time will certainly tell!
