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Nigeria made a bright start to its campaign at the 2022 African Track Cycling Championship in Abuja by bagging three medals on the opening day of competition on Thursday in Abuja.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Championship, which kicked-off on July 14 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, in Abuja, is expected to end on July 24.
The opening day of the Championship witnessed 10 finals out of which nine events were for the championship and one for ranking event.
Nigeria opened the championship with three medals from three different events out of nine events that held on day one.
Each country displayed wonderful performance in the championship holding at the Velodrome of the Stadium.
Team Nigerian secured one silver and two bronze medals in the juniors event and were unable to have any medals in the men’s and women’s events.
The South Africa team, Amber Hindmarch, Anya Du plessis, Mia fortune and Jesse woods, won gold against Nigeria team of Ikeoluwa Ibrahim, Oluwatope Ajibade, Jessica Gambo and Effiong Otubong, which opened its tally with a silver medal in junior women’s 4km team pursuit event.
Other events also included the Men’s junior team pursuit category, team South Africa, Joshua Dike, Michael Jervis, Kleinsmit Jose and Ethan Kulsen, won gold; Morocco team won sliver with Mohammed Sanbouli, Achraf El Kurymy, Alae Aziki and Wassim Hoummady.
