More records are tumbling at the ongoing African Games in Morocco with Nigerian athletes churning out fantastic performances.
The latest is coming from Tobi Amusan who has broken a 20-year-old Games Record previously held by another Nigerian, Gloria Alozie.
“I am happy I won the race which is the most important thing, but it was a kind of rough race for me,” she said. Elsewhere, Amusan’s compatriot, Kelechi Nwanaga, threw a distance of 55.88m to win gold in the women’s Javelin event.Aside from the two gold medals, other athletes also won other medals to increase the country’s total tally in Morocco.
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