Day One (Tuesday, July 1): Startlist | Results
Day Two (Wednesday, July 2): Startlist | Results
Day Three (Thursday, July 3): Startlist | Results
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Osayemi also won the golden Jackpot of 1million Nigerian Naira (approx. £4,500) after beating the standard set at 10.09 secs twice.
World Indoor 60m finalist Franca Idoko came second in 10.25secs after earlier setting a personal best of 11.14secs in the semi-finals and Gloria Kemasuode was third in 11.34secs.
Agnes Osazuwa (11.46secs) Halimat Ismaila (11.49secs) and Kate Areguamen (11.69) came fourth, fifth and sixth respectively to complete the Nigeria 4x100m team for Beijing.
Fasuba upset again
In the men's 100m race, World Indoor 60m Champion and African 100m record-holder Olusoji Fasuba faced a second upset in about a week. This time by another young and upcoming athlete Obinna Metu who now trains in Italy.
Metu edged the Africa champion out in a photo finish to nick the national 100m crown in a personal best time of 10.17 secs ahead of Fasuba in 10.18secs.
Fasuba's last week at the Abuja CAA Super Grand Prix meet, Adetoyi Durotoye (10.26secs) was just a whisker ahead of former World cup winner Uchenna Emedolu (10.27secs) for third place.
Chinedu Oriala was fifth in 10.29secs while Onyeabor Nwaogu came sixth in 10.30 secs to complete the men's relay team.
Obinna Metu, a student at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, has represented Nigeria on the track for two years and was a bronze medallist in the 200m at the 2007 All African Games in Algiers, Algeria.
The 20-year-old is a member of the G4S 4teen, which is made up of 14 promising young athletes from G4S markets around the world, led by twice Olympic Champion Haile Gebrselassie,
Enoch Dongoyaro won the men's 1500m final in 3:50.91 with Abiodun Ajani (3:55.31) and Prince Obus (3:55.64) second and third respectively.
African 400m hurdles champion Ajoke Odumosu (51.0secs) and Sade Abugan (51.31secs) have also qualified for tommorrow women's 400m final.
Abuja meet winner Godday James (45.63secs) and Saul Weigopwa (46.56secs) are the pick of the finalist for the men's 400m race.
Obiora Arinze cleared 2.15m in the men's high jump competition to win gold ahead of Bayo Adio (second after clearing 2.10m) and Obindu Raymond (third after jumping 2.05m)
]]>Aslo through comfortably to the next round are University of Texas, El Paso graduate, Taiwo Ajibade, World Indoor 60m Finalist Uche Isaac, Musa Deji, Onyeabor Ngwaogu and Peter Emelieze.
In the women's sprint segment, African 100m champion Damola Osayemi cruised to the next round with World 60m finalist Franca Idoko and Gloria Kemasuode.
African 400m Hurdles champion Ajoke Odumosu and 400m champion Sade Abugan are also through to the next round on Wednesday.
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Athletes such as Uche Isaacs, Adetoyi Durotoye, Deji Aliu, Taiwo Ajibade and Uchenna Emedolu are expected to compete with Fasuba for the first three positions on offer for the 100m men at the Olympics.
In the Women events, African champions, Damola Osayemi (100m), Ajoke Odumosu (400mH) and Toyin Augustus (100mH) and other US based athletes; Jessica Ohanaja (100mH) Brenda Toluwani Faluade (Triple Jump) are all set to contest at the trials.
Doreen Amata set a new national women's high jump record; and Obinna Metu and Damola Osayemi took the sprints double as the NNPC/ExxonMobil Nigeria Track & Field Championships/Olympics trials ended last night in Abuja.
Amata cleared a height of 1.95m to further improve her old mark by 0.05 metres.
Patience Okoro was second with a clearance of 1.65m and Hope Aruya was third on count back despite also scaling 1.65m. Chioma Enemo settled for fourth place as she could only manage to clear 1.55m.
Godday James won the men’s 400m in 45.36secs with Saul Weigopwa second in 45.80secs and Bola Lawal third in 46.27secs.
University of South Alabama’s Gbenga Awoleye, who has just moved down from the 800m, was fourth in 46.43secs. Victor Isaiah (fifth in 46.57secs) and Femi Ogunode (sixth in 46.58secs) completes the men’s 4x400m relay team.
Race favourite Sade Abugan took the women’s 400m in 51.00secs ahead of Joy Eze (51.41secs) who just overtook 400m hurdling champion Ajoke Odumosu of Nike (15.50secs) at the finish.
Toyin Augustus won the women’s 100m hurdles in 13.10secs with Jessica Ohanaja second in 13.37secs and Joy Digha third in 13.46secs.
Selim Nurudeen won the men’s 110 hurdles in 13.88secs ahead of Samuel Okon (13.93secs) whilst Deinma Afiesimama (14.13secs) edged out William Vesse (13.17secs) for the bronze medal.
Sprint double
Damola Osayomi and Obinna Metu took the double by both winning the men’s and women’s 200m finals to add the shorter sprint titles won yesterday.
Osayemi cruised to the title in 22.74 secs ahead of Gloria Kemasuode (23.24secs) and Helen Emedolu (23.57secs).
Obinna Metu won the men’s title in another personal best of 20.55 with Musa Deji second in 20.81secs and Olamide Oduwole was third in 21.22secs.
Blessing Okagbare won the women’s Triple Jump with 14.07m beating Brenda Toluwani Faluade (13.79m) to the second place and Demike Nkiruka was third with a jump of 13.76m.
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