For Nigerian quarter-miler Edidiong Udo, every race is about more than chasing medals.

After advancing in the men’s 400m at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday, the rising Quartermiler reflected on the two people he wished could have witnessed one of the biggest moments of his career; his late parents.

“My parents are my biggest motivation. It would have been a nice thing if they witnessed it,” Udo told PREMIUM TIMES in Glasgow after his race.

“I use that as motivation to make them proud wherever they are. Life happens and you just have to find a way to move on.”

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