Nigeria wins both 100-metre finals at the Dakar Youth Olympics

Gift Bright and Rosemary Nwankwo won both 100-metre titles for Nigeria at the Dakar Youth Olympic Games on November 8. Bright set a Games record of 10.28 seconds in the men’s final, with a tailwind of 1.7 metres per second, according to World Athletics. China’s Hangyu Zhang finished second in 10.57 and Poland’s Szymon Dolega took bronze in 10.61. [evidence-1] [evidence-2]

Nwankwo won the women’s final in a wind-assisted 11.16 seconds, with a tailwind of 2.4 metres per second. Arwa Ali of the United Arab Emirates took silver in 11.41 and Qatar’s Dana Salem took bronze in 11.48. [evidence-1]