By Abdulrahman Yahaya
Abuja, May 18, 2026, Team Nigeria won another gold medal on the final day of the Senior Athletics Championships in Accra Ghana, on Sunday night.
The quartet of Esther Okon, Toheebat Jimoh, Jecinter Lawrence and Patient Okon-George ran a dominant race, clocking a time of 3:29.25 to secure gold medal in the 4×400m women relay.
The ladies dominated from start to finish leading their opponents with an unreachable distance to secure team Nigeria’s fourth gold of the championships.
The quartet led by veteran patient Okon-George won the race with a 30 metres distance ahead of other teams, leaving Ethiopia 2nd and Kenya in 3rd place.
Team Nigeria had an impressive outing at the 24th Senior Athletics Championships in Accra Ghana, ending with 4 golds and 8 other medals.