Nigerian women’s discus thrower Chioma Onyekwere ready to write a recorded statement at this weekend’s NYC Grand Prix and Nigeria Trials, which is to commence from June 16 to 18 inside the main bowl of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin-City following an impressive outing at the 2024 USATF New York City Grand Prix last weekend, UMPIRE SPORTS.
The 28-year-old threw a Season’s outstanding record of 61.35 m at Icahn Stadium to become first runner-up to Cuba’s Yaimé Perez, who had a record throw of 68.31m, while Jade Lally of Great Britain went away with a bronze with a throw of 59.30m.
The Nigerian and African champion shared her happiness and readiness for the next challenge which comes up this weekend at the NYC Grand Prix and the Olympics Trials in a caption on her Instagram page with a video of her showing her skills of how best she can always be, stating, “Testing my balance out this weekend at the NYC Grand Prix. Finished with a season’s best of 61.35 m at Icahn Stadium. Next up are the Olympic Trials.”
Onyekwere is known to be one of the several foreign-based stars who have qualified for the Olympics but are given permission to participate in the Olympics trials by Athletes Federation of Nigeria president Tonobok Okowa, who stands firm that the event will be the primary determinant of who will represent the country at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
“The athletes would be picked in accordance with their performances at the trials because it would largely determine who goes to Paris for the Olympics,” said Okowa, who praised the athletes for their determination to succeed and made his stance clear on Monday, as reported by Umpire Sports Zone.
“The athletes have shown commitment, determination, and desire to succeed in their careers by picking Olympic qualifications. They deserve our collective appreciation,” he louded.
Onyekwere, who began her national record of 64.96m last year and has been in intensive competition at three different World Championships, qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo but missed her record sets by not participating, being one of the ten Nigerian athletes who were disqualified for not undergoing the composer required pre-Olympics dope tests.
