World Athletics U-20 Championship: Nigeria wins inaugural 4x400m mixed relay gold

Team Nigeria lived up to pre-race billings as the 4x400m mixed relay team won the gold medal at the World U-20 Athletics Championship taking place in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. They set a new Championship record time of 3:19.70. The quartet of Johnson Nnamani, Imaobong Nse Uko, Opeyemi Oke and Bamidele Ajayi also made history as the first winners of the event at the World U20 Championship, beating Poland (3:19.80) and India (3:20.60). Team Nigeria made one change to the quartet that ran a then championship record of 3:21.66 in…

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