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Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s golden girls claim gold in women’s 4×100m, sets new African record

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Nigeria has won the gold medal in the women’s 4×100 meters relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham.

The men’s quartet, however won the bronze medal in the men’s 4×100 meters relay.

The quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha also set a new African record with a time of 42.10 seconds on Sunday afternoon.

The victory for Nigeria comes a few minutes after Amusan also won the gold medal in the women’s 100m hurdles.

The reigning world champion and record holder successfully defended her title as she ended the race in 12.30 seconds to also set a new games record.

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