Nigerian-born Canadian athlete, Oluwasegun Makinde won the sprint double at an indoor competition in Ottawa, Canada last weekend.
Makinde who was representing his school, Ottawa Lions, won his first race, the 100m, clocking a time of 10.59s; Emmanuel Ajiroba of Flying Angels finished 2nd in 11.14s, and Bryson Patterson 3rd in 11.16s.
He carried the momentum into the 200m, running 21.31s to take the win. Devin Biocchi finished 2nd in 21.86s and Nathan Friginette 3rd in 22.44s, narrowly pipping Ajiroba for a podium placement, as the latter finished 4th in 22.46s.
24-year old Makinde was born in Maiduguri, the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, and has been competing for Canada since 2007. He made the semifinal of the 200m at the 2007 World Youth Championships held in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
He was a member of the Canadian 4x100m relay team which initially finished 3rd, but later got disqualified after reviews showed that they had crossed zones, missing out on winning the Bronze. He also competed at the 2010 World Juniors in Moncton.
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