Nigerian athletes clinch victory in 2nd edition of CAA Senior Athletics Champs, surpassing past medals tally
By Uzor Odigbo
Team Nigeria has clinched victory in the second edition of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), Region 2 Senior Athletics Championships, which came to a close at the University of Ghana Sports Complex, Accra on Tuesday.
Nigeria topped the medal table with 15 gold, 8 silver, and 2 bronze medals, amassing a total of 25 medals.
The majority of Team Nigeria’s medals were garnered in the sprint, quarter miles, and select disciplines in throws and jumps.
This year’s outing for Team Nigeria is better than last year’s result of 13 gold 4 silver and a bronze medal.
The athletes from the ‘Land of the upright men’s – Burkina Faso came second ahead of Benin Republic.
The Stallions returned to Ouagadougou with 21 medals made up of 7 gold, 10 silver and 4 bronze while Benin Republic secured 6 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze medals for a total of 16.
Host Ghana, who fielded 30 athletes and kept their World Championship team in a training camp in the USA finished fourth on the final medal table with 3 gold, 11 silver and 9 bronze.
Togo, Côte d’Ivoire and the Gambia were also on the medal log of the 2 day competition that attracted over 250 athletes from the West African sub region.
