Day Three of the MTN CHAMPS Season 2 Grand Finale at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar witnessed several athletes rise to the occasion, with Ufuoma Merit, Tejiri Godwin, and Blessing Ogundiran claiming impressive victories.
Ufuoma Merit, from Delta Secondary School, stunned the field in the Cadet (U14) Girls’ 100m final. Despite never breaking 13 seconds, she powered to a new Personal Best (PB) of 12.92s (-1.4) to secure the gold medal. Ejiro Peter (Team MVP) and Ella Udumubrai followed in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Destiny Reuben dominated the Cadet (U14) Boys’ 100m final, clocking 12.41s (-1.9), just shy of his best from the semifinals. Darius Odebiyi and David Umoh finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
