Nigerian athlete Tejiri Ugoh Praise has won gold in the women's 400 metres at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, taking Team Nigeria's gold medal tally to three.
Ugoh clocked a personal-best time of 52.76 seconds to win the final on Monday, November 9, becoming the first Nigerian to claim the women's 400m title at the Youth Olympic Games.
She finished ahead of Venezuela's Osmary Pacheco, who recorded 52.85 seconds, while Aisha Muhammed took bronze in 53.06 seconds.
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Her victory came a day after Nigeria secured gold medals in both the men's and women's 100m events through Gift Bright and Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo.
Nwankwo won the women's 100m in 11.16 seconds, while Bright claimed the men's title in a personal-best time of 10.28 seconds.
The victories marked the first time Nigeria had won both sprint titles at the same edition of the Youth Olympic Games.
Ugoh's achievement has further strengthened Nigeria's campaign at the competition, which is being held in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31 to November 13.
According to the latest medal standings reported after her victory, Nigeria moved to 11th position with three gold medals.
Speaking on the country's performance, the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, praised the young athletes for their achievements.
He said their success demonstrated what Nigerian athletes could accomplish when given the right support and preparation.
The Dakar 2026 edition is the first Youth Olympic Games to be hosted on African soil.
Nigeria's previous best gold-medal return at the competition was two gold medals at the inaugural edition in Singapore in 2010, when the country also won one silver and one bronze.
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