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Abdul Jabar Adama has become the first ever Nigerian swimmer to win a medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships held in Romania.

The 17-year-old won a silver medal in the men’s 50 meters butterfly, clocking 23.64 seconds to finish behind Great Britain’s Dean Fearn who won gold with 23.54 seconds.

He broke two Nigerian Records in one day en route winning a historic medal. Coming into the championships, his Nigerian record stood at 23.81 seconds, lowering it to 23.61 seconds in the prelims, and then clocking 23.48 seconds in the semis. 

Ezekiel Nathaniel has won the 2025 Diamond League competition in the men’s 400 meters hurdles in Lausanne – his first victory at the competition.

Nathaniel clocked a time of 48.08 seconds, holding off USA’s Trevor Bassit who ran an equal Season’s Best of 48.14 seconds to finish second, with Slovakia’s Matic Ian Gucek coming third in 49.23 seconds.

Team Nigeria successfully defended the region 2 title, finishing top of the table at the two-day 2025 CAA Region 2 Championship at the University of Ghana sports complex.

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Obiageri Amaechi has recorded a personal best of 64.80 meters to win the women’s Discus Throw event at the 2025 Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona.

She added almost two metres to her personal best, surpassing the World Championship qualifying standard of 64.50 meters.

Amaechi is now the second best African thrower all-time, only behind Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons who holds the African Record (64.96 meters). She is also the best Discus Thrower in Africa this year.

Seye Ogunlewe has ran a season’s best (SB) of 10.10 seconds (0.7) to win the men’s 100 meters race final at the 2025 Stratford Grand Prix.

He beat Bori Akinola who ran a new personal best of 10.20 seconds and Ade Adewale in third with 10.21 seconds. Richard Akinyebo was further down in fourth with 10.26 seconds.

Udodi Onwuzurike has won the men’s 200 meters race event, clocking a season’s best (SB) of 20.17 seconds (+0.4) to win at the 2025 Voor Mon meet in Belgium.

This is Udodi’s fastest time in this event since April last year when he ran 20.13 seconds in Florida. With this SB of 20.17 seconds, he narrowly missed hitting the automatic qualification mark of 20.16 seconds for Tokyo.

South African duo of: Sinesipho Dambile (20.24 seconds) and Benjamin Richardson (20.46 seconds) finished second and third respectively in the race.

Ezekiel Nathaniel has achieved a personal best and national record of 47.31 seconds to finish second in the men’s 400 meters hurdles at the 2025 Silesia Diamond League in Poland.

World Record holder Karsten Warholm blazed to a World Lead of 46.28 seconds for the emphatic victory while Abderrahman Samba was third in 47.34 seconds.