Usheoritse Itsekiri has emerged winner of the men’s 60 meters race event at the 2026 Pandas Open in Edmonton, winning in a time of 6.62 seconds.
He held off Malachi Murray who came second in 6.63 seconds and Jordan Soufi in 6.67 seconds.
Author: PositiveNaija
2026 Jarvis Scott Invite In Texas: Blessing Akintoye Wins Women’s 400 Meters Race Event
Blessing Akintoye has ran a new Personal Best of 53.01 seconds to win the women’s 400 meters race event at the 2026 Jarvis Scott Invite in Texas.
She took the win ahead of Rushana Dwyer who ran 53.05 seconds for the win in her section and Margaret Conteh in 53.23 seconds.
Over at the Tyson Invitational, Favour Onyah also ran 53.44 seconds to win her own 400 meters section.
2026 Tyson Invitational In Fayetteville: Esther Joseph Wins Women’s 200 Meters Race Event
Esther Joseph has ran a new Personal Best of 22.94 seconds to win the women’s 200 meters race event at the 2026 Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville.
She has ran four (4) individual races in 2026 and has PB’ed in all of them, from the 200 meters to the 400 meters.
Lauren Jarrett was a far second in her section with a time of 23.57 seconds.
2026 LSU Twilight in Baton Rouge: Ella Onojuvwevwo Wins 500 Meters Race Event
Ella Onojuvwevwo has emerged winner of the women’s 500 meters race event at the 2026 LSU Twilight in Baton Rouge, securing a clear victory in a time of 1:11.66.
She was almost six seconds clear of the field, with second place Akaree Roberts finishing in 1:17.15.
Justine Jimoh Wins Men’s High Jump Event At 2026 LSU Twilight
Justine Jimoh rose over a new Personal Best of 2.22 meters to win the men’s High Jump at the 2026 LSU Twilight.
He is now third on the Nigerian all-time list. His LSU teammate Kameron Franklin was second with 2.14 meters.
2026 LSU Twilight: Rosemary Chukwuma Wins Women’s 60 Meters Race Event
Rosemary Chukwuma has raced to victory in her first outing this season, defeating a strong field to win women’s 60 meters at the 2026 LSU Twilight in a season best of 7.17 seconds.
Alia Armstrong finished second in 7.19 seconds while Favour Ofili clocked 7.23 seconds to finish third.
Jared Ejiasan Sets Under-18 World Record In Men’s 60mH At 2026 French Under-18 And Under-20 Championships In Val-de-Reul
16-year-old Jared Ejiasan has just broken the under-18 World Record in the men’s 60 meters hurdles event at the 2026 French under-18 and under-20 Championships in Val-de-Reul, storming to victory in a blistering 7.43 seconds.
He broke the previous World Record of 7.46 seconds set by Sasha Zhoya in 2019.
He started off the year with 7.57 seconds, which was an African Record in January. He is now the fastest athlete ever over the under-18 barriers.