Nigerian sprinter Kanyinsola Ajayi
Nigerian sprinters, Kanyinsola Ajayi and Ezekiel Nathaniel, are set to make their first competitive returns since the Commonwealth Games when they line up at the Silesia Diamond League meeting in Poland on Sunday (today).
Ajayi will compete in the 100m, with the preliminary round scheduled for 2:50pm and the final at 4:11pm, while Nathaniel takes on the 400m hurdles final at 3:04pm.
The outing comes on the back of a stellar Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow, where Ajayi won bronze in the men’s 100m in 9.90 seconds to become Nigeria’s first men’s 100m medallist at the Games in 20 years, finishing behind Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme, who claimed gold in a Games record of 9.83 seconds, and Australia’s Lachlan Kennedy, who took silver in 9.85 seconds. Related News Nimrod, Olopade hail historic beach Volleyball Olympic ticket Nigerian Triathlon Union fixes Sept 30 for election Medication cost me Olympic dream — Omole
The 21-year-old, who recently turned professional after signing a sponsorship deal with Adidas, has enjoyed a record-breaking season, improving the Nigerian 100m record to 9.84 seconds and clocking a wind-assisted 9.72 seconds, his fastest time of the year. He has also claimed two Diamond League victories this season and is currently ranked fifth in the world in the men’s 100m by World Athletics.
