Blessing Ogundiran has set a new NAIA record in the women’s 100 meters race event, clocking a personal best of 11.21 seconds (0.5) at the 2026 Embry Riddle Classic in Florida.
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Ufodiama Kelly has clocked a new personal best of 22.53 seconds (0.1) to win the women’s 200 meters race event at the 2026 Florida Relays.
She led a Nigerian 1-3 finish with quartermiler Chioma Nwachukwu who ran a new personal best of 22.96 seconds, her first time under 23 seconds.
Victory Achakpoekri ran a personal best of 45.88 seconds in his debut for Purdue to win the men’s 400 meters at the 2026 UCF Knights Invite.
He slashed his personal best by almost a full second, beating Elijah Grant who ran 46.52 seconds and Jayvian Greene in 46.78 seconds.
Ella Onojuvwevwo has emerged winner of the women’s 200 meters outdoor race event at the 2026 Hurricane Collegiate Invitational in Miami, running a new personal best of 22.93 seconds (1.4).
She won the event ahead of her LSU teammate La’Nica Locker who ran 23.13 seconds and Shaqueena Foote in 23.20 seconds.
The Nigerian quartet of Chidera Ezeakor, Maria Thompson, James Taiwo Emmanuel and Obi Jennifer Chukwuka have clocked 41.44 seconds to win the mixed 4×100 meters race event at the 2026 Lefika International Relays in Gaborone.
Joseph David Ayibakuro of Pitstop Community Lagos has claimed the men’s title at the 2026 Ride Afrique Accra Criterium, powering through 30 laps of 105 kilometres at the Accra Sports Stadium to emerge the overall winner in a field of more than 200 male and female cyclists drawn from Ghana and across Africa.
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Blessing Ogundiran has emerged winner of the 2026 Visit Gainesville Indoor Classic in the women’s 60 meters race event, clocking a time of 7.28 seconds.
She was a clear winner of Tonyan Beckford (7.46 seconds) and Camilla Nicholas (7.53 seconds).