Eze Brume and Tobi Amusan, two of Nigeria’s top track and field athletes, became the first to qualify for the World Indoor Championships in March.
The world’s top athletes will compete indoors in Glasgow, Scotland from March 1st to 3rd as part of a three-day event that aims to jumpstart their Olympic training for Paris.
Nigeria has performed admirably at the competition; Brume, who took home the silver medal in the long jump at the 2022 Belgrade edition, is the last Nigerian to win a medal.
Amusan will be aiming for a medal this time to add to her collection. She was a finalist in the 60-meter hurdles at her previous competition.
Here is the full list of Nigerian athletes that have qualified so far:
Men’s 60m:
Favour Ashe*
Godson Brume*
Udodi Onwuzurike
Usheoritse Itsekiri
Seye Ogunlewe
Alaba Akintola
Men’s 400m:
Ezekiel Nathaniel*
Men’s Shotput:
Chuks Enekwechi
Women’s 60m:
Rosemary Chukwuma*
Favour Ofili
Women’s 60mH:
Tobi Amusan
Women’s Long Jump:
Ese Brume
Note: Those with asterisks are under the probability of competing in Glasgow as they are still US college athletes and may not be released by their various schools.
The qualification period for WIC Glasgow 24 ends on 18 February,
