Jessica Oji Wins Historic World U20 Athletics Championships Shot Put Gold

| 4 seconds ago

Duro Ikhazuagbe

Nineteen-year-old Jessica Oji early hours of Friday became the first Nigerian to win a world title in a field event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

Oji heaved a massive 18.08 metres to take the women’s shot put event gold, leaving the silver medal for Belsy Jenniffer Quiñonez (17.90m) of Ecuador while Emily Scherf (17.23m) of Germany settled for the bronze.

Jessica Oji Wins Historic World U20 Athletics Championships Shot Put Gold

Other newsrooms on this story

Related reading

Jessica Oji wins historic World U20 Shot Put gold for Nigeria

Oji wins Nigeria’s first-ever shot put world title

Oji reaches World U-20 shot put final

Jessica Oji secures Nigeria’s first field event World Title - Businessday NG

Meet Jessica Oji, Nigeria’s first Commonwealth shot put medallist in 20 years

Nwachukwu Defends Discuss Title with a World Record, Lifts Team Nigeria to…