Nigeria’s quartet of Justina Eyakpobeyan, Tima Godbless, Olayinka Olajide, and Tobi Amusan successfully defended their title in the women’s 4×100m on Day 4 of the 2024 African Athletics Championships in Douala, taking Team Nigeria’s tally of victories in the event to an unprecedented 13 wins!
Eyakpobeyan started things off with her bullet start, handing over to Godbless who ran a swift back straight. Olajide attacked the curve brilliantly with a slight lead ahead of Liberia as Amusan extended the lead by over 10m to claim the GOLD with a time of 43.01s. Ghana came in 2nd n 43.62 while Liberia bagged Bronze in 44.38s.
This win cemented Nigeria’s status as the most decorated nation in the event by a huge margin, the closest competitor being Ghana with five titles.
