Glasgow 2026 Trials: Ogundinran emerges new Nigerian women 100m champion

AFOLABI SAHEED OLAWALE 

US-based sensation Blessing Ogundiran, is the new national champion of the 100m women race running 11.12secs in the final at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games national trials in Lagos.

She beats teenage sensation, Miracle Eluebube Ezechukwu who posted a new personal best of 11:15 secs to second position. Olajide Olayinka ran 11:28 secs to place 3rd.

The men’s 100m final will hold tomorrow with Favour Ashe, Chidera Ezeakor, Fakorede Adekalu, Tejiri Godwin and Enoch Adegoke, all through to the semifinal after winning their various heats on Monday.

Speaking after the race, Ogundiran said: “When I was at the start block, I was thinking of what my coach told me that I should just execute my race and not panic, and that was what I did.
“It was a tough time getting here after traveling for almost four days due to what happened in the US (storm) but I am grateful to God that I am going back with the title.”

In other events of the day, Olympian Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, threw 21.46 metres to win the shot put men for the record fifth time since he started competing for Nigeria while Oyesade Oyetayo won the Hammer throw with 65.07 metres.

In the 400m semifinals race for both women and men, some of the top athletes are already through to the final scheduled for the last day of the 3-day event with the likes of Patience Okon-George, IyanuOluwa Aderemi, who ran a new Personal Best of 51.86secs, Taiwo Kudoro, Faith Ezechukwu, Jecinter Lawrence, Becky Ebiyadi, already through to the final in the women’s event, while Emmanuel Ojeli, Sikiru Adeyemi, Victor Sampson, Samson Nathaniel, Victory Achakpoekri, Tyler Johnson all through to the final in the men’s event.

The last day of the event will see athletes competing in the final of the 200m for men and women, same as the 400m with the 100mh and 110m hurdles also taking centre stage.