Ogun state youth prodigy, Aderonke Akanbi broke her own record to set a new 3,000m national record of 9min:34.72s, while Fakorede Adekalu and Justina Eyakpobeyan won double sprint titles at the AFN All Comers U18 and U20 Trials in Kaduna.
Aderonke, had only last year on May 17, 2022 at the 19th International School Sports Federation (ISF Gymnasiade) in Normandy, France, as an 18-year old, broke the then 33-year-old record of 9min.41.28s held by Itsemhike Anwalimhobor to set a new record of 9min:36.86s.
Her new record she eclipsed again shaving off 2.14s less than a year later at Ahmadu Bello Stadium’s fast mondo track in Kaduna on Friday.
