In the women’s race, Nwokocha Nzubechi Grace beat all contenders to the 100m title in a time of 11.38 seconds to emerge the overall Best Athlete of the Classics. Two weeks ago, Nwokocha raced to a Personal Best (PB) of 11.52s while competing in the 100m heats at the Akure All-Comers. She inspired Anita Taviore to a new PB of 23.56s to finish second, as Esther Okon settled for third position in 24.13s. The duo had a photo finish race, forcing the technical officials into long consultations. He was also named the second best performer at the Ekiti Classics.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2020 03:33 UTC