INTERVIEW: How I became Africa’s fastest man — Nigeria’s Raymond Ekevwo
With an impressive time of 9.96secs, Ekevwo joined the elite list of few Nigerians to have run the 100m under 10secs. He also ended the country’s 12-year wait for gold in the Blue Ribbon event.
Ekevwo: I can’t really explain, I just want to thank God for the season and how things have gone for me. It’s a great feeling even though it has been rough and at the same time, it has been a fantastic year. PT: We know there are bigger things still ahead of you like the World Championships and the Olympics, what would you like the country and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria to do for you going forward?Ekevwo: Though they are trying, I just hope our federation, the ministry and the country as a whole will come out with better plans of supporting the athletes because when they do that, they will be getting better performances and results from the athletes.
My coach and I have always been giving our all in the training, he keeps pushing me on the track each day to go for the best I could ever be. Ekevwo: I cannot make any promises rather than that I will give my very best. In each race I run, I just go there, execute what I learned in training, what my coach taught me before the race and I know when I do the right thing, I always get results. Going for the World Championships, I will be going there to do what I need to do to get a good outing and result.Ekevwo: I started track and field as a career like five years ago, this is in 2014 after I finished secondary school.
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