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Sikiru Adeyemi

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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.[1][2][3]

Achievements

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

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.[5][6]

Adeyemi was also part of the team selected to represent Nigeria at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Belgrade 22.[7]

References

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  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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