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Alaba Akintola showed his supremacy as the best Nigerian 200m runner, blazing pass the field to win his second consecutive national title in Benin.
For the second consecutive year, Alaba Akintola is the Nigerian champion in the men's 200m event after racing to an impressive time of 20.68s at the Nigeria Trials in Benin.
Just like last year, when Akintola settled for second position in the 100m and came back to win the 200m title, the same scenario played out this time.
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He pulled clear of newly crowned 100m champion Usheoritse Itsekiri, who finished second in 20.92s, and Adebisi Musibau third in 21.00s.
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19:04 - 05.07.2023
Itsekiri becomes two-time National champion and 2023 Nigeria's fastest man
Canada-based Usheoritse Itsekiri won the men's 100m title at the Nigeria Trials in Benin, becoming a two-time National champion.
Akintola, Itsekiri, and other selected sprinters will now shift their focus to the African Region II Championships in Togo this weekend, where they will be running together in the 4x100m relays in a bid to improve on Nigeria's position and qualify for the World Championships in Budapest.
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18:20 - 06.07.2023
Chidi Okezie stuns 400m field to regain Nigerian title in Benin
US-based Chidi Okezie was the surprise winner of the men's 400m final at the Nigeria Trials in Benin.
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