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On his first attempt, Nnamdi Chinecherem made Nigerian history in the men's javelin throw at the African Games.
Nnamdi Chinecherem produced his best career performance in Ghana, with a massive Personal Best (PB) of 82.80m to become Nigeria's first African Games men's javelin throw Gold medallist in 29 years.
Chinecherem made the record-breaking throw on his first attempt, enough to win the title and improve his previous National Record of 81.22m set in 2022.
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By doing this, the 21-year-old engraved his name in the history books as the first Nigerian man since Pius Bazighe struck gold in 1995 and the fourth winner for the country after Anthony Oyakhire (1965) and Christian Okwfula (1991).
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15:42 - 22.03.2024
African Games: Ese Brume and Obiageri Amaechi's GOLD medals ensure Nigeria stays table leaders on Day 4
Recap of Nigerian athletes performances on Day 4 as they maintain leading position on the medals table.
His mark was so good that none of the other throwers could match the 82m distance, as African Record holder Kenya's Julius Yego settled for the silver medal with 81.74m, and Egypt's Abdel Khaliq Moustafa won bronze with 78.10m.
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The Baylor University student-athlete, who flew down for the African Games with his coach, is now the first Nigerian thrower in history to go above the 82m mark.
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14:19 - 08.06.2023
NCAA Nnamdi Chinecherem wins NCAA bronze medal in the men's Javelin throw
Baylor's Nnamdi Chinecherem helped his school gain valid points by placing third in the men's Javelin throw final at the NCAA Championships in Austin.
He will be gunning to have more record-breaking performances as the season progresses, especially hitting the Paris Olympics qualifying standard of 85.50m.
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