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Success Umukoro has emerged winner of the 60 meters race event at the 2023 NJCAA Indoor Championships running a new Personal Best (PB) of 7.36 seconds.

She was unbeaten throughout the championship, successfully defending her 60 meters title in an impressive time of 7.36 seconds. She did this after running a brilliant PB of 7.35 seconds in her qualifying heat to make the final.

Umukoro, a student of South Plains College, was awarded Track Athlete of the Year of the Central and West Region for outstanding performances this season.

Alaba Akintola has emerged winner of the men’s 100 meters race event at the 2023 Outdoor Music City Challenge in Nashville with a Season’s Best (SB) of 10.08 seconds (1.0).

Denarrion Ard finished in second place in 10.38 seconds while Jameel Walkes-Miller ran 10.51 seconds for third.

Nathaniel Ezekiel has emerged winner of the 400 meters hurdle event at the 2023 LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge clocking a time of 49.47 seconds.

He beat Ayden Owens-Delerme in 50.28 seconds while Caleb Cavanaugh followed in 50.31 seconds.

Omamuyovwi Erhire and Ruth Usoro have emerged winners of the men and women triple jump events respectively at the 2023 Corky/Crofoot Shootout in Lubbock.

With her last jump of the day, Ruth Usoro produced a Season’s Best (SB) of 14.12 meters (0.5) to win the women’s triple jump at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout in Lubbock.

Onaara Obamuwagun finished in third place with 13.73 meters (3.5).

Uche Oparaoji and Marylove Edwards are top of the latest national rankings by the Nigerian Tennis Federation (May 2023).

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Ese Brume has jumped the farthest mark in the world in 2023, winning the women’s long jump event at the 2023 Botswana Grand Prix with a season best of 6.77 meters held in Gaborone, Botswana.

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Edose Ibadin has emerged winner of the men’s 800 meters race event at the 2023 Penn Relays in Philadelphia with a time of 1:49.47.

The Nigerian record holder defeated Americans Ben Allan and Hazem Miawad to the finish in 1:50.23 and 1:50.56 for second and third respectively.