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Nigerian sprinter (born 1998)

Sikiru Adeyemi
Personal information
Full nameSikiru Adewale Adeyemi
NationalityNigerian
Born (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Mixed 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Accra 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint Pierre 4×400 m relay

Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi (born 2 July 1998) is a Nigerian sprinter who specialises in the 4 × 400 metres relay.

Achievements

Adeyemi participated in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games representing Nigeria.

Adeyemi alongside Nse Imaobong, Patience Okon George and Nathaniel Samson ran a new minute of 18.53 seconds to qualify for the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States.

Adeyemi was also part of the team selected to represent Nigeria at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Belgrade 22.

References

  1. "Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Sikiru Adewale ADEYEMI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. "Sikiru Adewale Adeyemi (Athletics) : Prize list and results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  4. IV, Editorial (28 July 2022). "2022CWG: Meet 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games *Their sports". Blueprint Newspapers. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. Ezekute, Nnamdi (15 July 2022). "18th World Athletics Championships: Olatoye, 4x400m Mixed Relay Team To Open Team Nigeria's Bid For Medal". Complete Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. "Three debutants in Nigeria's 22-man World Athletics team". Punch Newspapers. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. "WA approves six athletes for Nigeria". New Telegraph. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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