By Victor Kanayo
Nigerian athlete, Chioma Onyekwere, has sensationally achieved a stunning ‘Personal Best’ (PB) of 64.96m in women’s Discus Throw.
At Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona, the Discuss prodigy, Onyekwere delivered a mind-blowing performance.
Apart from winning the event, Onyekwere also shattered the 16-year-old African record set by the phenomenal South African, Elizna Naudé, with her massive winning throw.
The Nigerian, star has met and also surpassed the World Championship qualification criteria with her latest display, though, she already has a ticket to Budapest with her status as an African champion.
Her trajectory this season has been steadily upward, as her opening throw few weeks ago, measured 55.88m, and her subsequent improvement to 60.79m last weekend.
Her new PB surpasses her previous mark of 63.30m by more than a meter and a half.
The athlete enjoyed the best of outings in 2022, where she won gold at the African Championships in Mauritius and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
She then became the first Nigerian woman in history to do so.
At the moment, 2023 new athletics season look promising on the horizon, with another Nigerian superstar, Tobiloba Amusan, looking good after competing in her first 100m hurdles race of the year at the Tom Jones Invitational in Florida, also at the weekend.
She secured a second-place finish with a time of 12.59 seconds.
Nia Ali, narrowly won the race with a 12.53s performance.
Amusan, began her journey by winning her heat in 12.74s, outpacing Devynne Charlton, who later claimed third place in the final with a time of 12.64s.
Amusan was back on the track, just hours later to set a new personal best in the women’s 100m sprint, clocking an impressive 11.10s.
