2019 African Games: How Nigeria’s Enekwechi won gold, set new record despite challenges
When Nigerian shot putter, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, won gold on the second day of competition in the athletics event at the ongoing African Games in Morocco, not many were surprised.
Though Enekwechi delivered on Gold in Morocco, the America-born athlete told PREMIUM TIMES about some challenges that could have derailed his ambition. “A lot of stuff went wrong, I got here like on the 20th but my bags did not arrive from France on time…, I could not get my supplements, I could not prepare and all together, I might have lost like a week of training.
Looking forward to the big one in the World Championships in Doha, Enekwechi stated that his first target is making it to the final, before hoping for a place on the podium.
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