Reigning nationwide 100m champion, Usheoritse Itsekiri is trying ahead to create the reduce for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games after profitable silver within the males’ 100m occasion on the ongoing thirteenth African Video games in Ghana, Foxiz SPORTS activities Additional studies.
Bronze medallist on the earlier version in Rabat in 2019, Itsekiri upgraded in Accra on Tuesday, claiming silver in 10.23s, behind Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme (10.14s). His compatriot, Ekanem, was additionally within the remaining and positioned outdoors on the rostrum in fourth place in 10.42s.
The 26-year-old admitted he produced good instances in Accra regardless of being his first outing this season, and he vowed to return stronger for subsequent meets, which can lead as much as the Paris Olympics.
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“I came here attempting to find a medal. This can be a medal improvement, and I’m okay with it. To make it by the rounds in my first race of the season, I came here clean-headed, hoping for any consequence. However, I’m pleased to go away with a medal,” Itsekiri instructed Making of Champions.
“We now have completed this and there’s additionally the world relays, after that we decide the championships separately and the objective is to be in Paris. We agree with the plan because it goes. Like the African Video games, I used to be in the final Olympics, and it will be my second look if I make the crew, so I’m simply going for the improvement. Everything we do that season is to be higher than the final time.”
On the 2019 African Video games in Rabat, Itsekiri rank his private better at 10.02s
He additionally made it into the semi-finals of the 2020 Olympics; however, his 10.29s weren’t sufficient to get him into the ultimate.
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