The Nation Newspaper African Games: Okezie reveals secrets of 400m gold win
, the new African champion in the men’s 400m race, has described his victory at the African Games in Ghana as amazing and a dream come true.
Okezie, a two-time African bronze medallist in the 400m event, ran a personal best of 45.06 seconds to win the gold for Team Nigeria in the final at the ongoing 13th African Games. He said he knew the race would be tight, with strong competitors and “I gave my all to win the race’’.“I need to run 45 seconds flat, so that I am close to meeting the qualifying time. When I get back to the U.S., I will work with my coach to develop a plan that will make me qualify for the Olympic Games,’’ he said.
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