Making of Champions

I’d like to thank everyone who called and sent messages. Me & my @MakingOfChamps family are finally back in Lagos after being trapped in Jos following a successful @mtnchamps. Many thanks to @mikeachimugu01 for his assistance. Jos🕊️ I’ll be back. Our love story isn’t finished..

@Its_superdave No they are not 😀

@MakingOfChamps Ooh! Rosemary & Lucy are sisters for real?

Some remarkable performances in the u20 women's category last weekend in Jos ▪️Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu 100m & 200m PBs - 1⃣1⃣.2⃣6⃣s & 2⃣2⃣.9⃣1⃣s ▪️Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo 200m PB - 2⃣3⃣.1⃣9⃣s ▪️Lucy Chiamaka Nwankwo 100m & 200m PBs - 1⃣1⃣.5⃣2⃣s & 2⃣3⃣.7⃣6⃣s The future!

Look who made it to Jos🥺 Thank you @MakingOfChamps ☺️

🚨 🚨 22.91s NATIONAL LEAD! 🚨 🚨 Watch junior athlete 🇳🇬 Miracle Ezechukwu clock the fastest outdoor 200m by a Nigerian this year at MTN CHAMPS Jos. The quickest on home soil since 2021! She now: – moves to 4th on the Nigerian all-time U20 list – hits the 2026 Commonwealth Games standard NEXT LEVEL🤯

Victory Achakpoekri 🇳🇬 ran a big Personal Best (PB) of 45.88s in his debut for Purdue to win the men's 400m at the UCF Knights Invite! He slashed his PB by almost a full second, beating Elijah Grant who ran 46.52s and Jayvian Greene in 46.78s.

Ella Onojuvwevwo 🇳🇬 opened up her outdoor season at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, running a new Personal Best (PB) of 22.93s (1.4)! She won the event ahead of her LSU teammate La'Nica Locker who ran 23.13s and Shaqueena Foote in 23.20s.

It was an electrifying three-day spectacle at the New Jos Stadium as the MTN CHAMPS Continental Relays came to a fitting close in Jos, Plateau State. The final day delivered thrilling action, with the 200m and relay finals providing a worthy climax to the competition. makingofchamps.com/2026/03/28/929…

📢📢MEN'S 4X400M WORLD RELAYS QUALIFICATION!! 👏👏 Team Nigeria🇳🇬 have just hit qualification for the 2026 World Relays in the men's 4x400m, running a Season's Best of 3:02.98 to move into a qualified position. The quartet of Samson Nathaniel, Emmanuel Ojeli, Victor Sampson and Sikiru Adeyemi brought round the baton in 3rd place at the Lefika Invitational Relay, finishing behind Kenya and Zimbabwe who were 1st and 2nd respectively This time (3:02.98) moves Nigeria up to 22nd in the ranking, knocking of: Thailand, Switzerland and Zambia. Zimbabwe who finished 2nd today ahead of Nigeria will go up to 21st.

AFRICAN RECORD!!!! 🇳🇬🔥 The Nigerian quartet of Chidera Ezeakor, Maria Thompson, James Taiwo Emmanuel & Obi Jennifer Chukwuka clocked 41.44s to win the mixed 4×100m at the Lefika International Relays in Gaborone. With the mixed 4×100m being a newly introduced event, Nigeria now sets the first African Record at 41.44s, further solidifying their position for World Relays qualification and moving them up to 12th on the qualification list. Kenya 🇰🇪 finished second in a National Record of 41.70s.

Ezekiel Asuquo 46.26s (PB) Benjamin Magaji 47.17s (PB) Discovered by @MakingOfChamps at @mtnchamps. Powered & trained exclusively by @MTNNG. Remember the names of this duo. You will see them at the Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles. #MTN #MTNChamps #Jos #athletics #Nigeria

Watch out for this sensational sprinter,.. Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu. *Greatness in the making @MakingOfChamps

"We are not done yet!" Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo after seeing that her teammate, Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu had gone sub 23s in the 200m, just exclaimed: "we are not done." Both athletes smashed their Personal Bests, crossing the line in 22.91s and 23.19s respectively; an outstanding performance from the two Abuja-based athletes.

👏👏MIRACLE DOING WONDERS!! Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu achieved another landmark performance at the MTN CHAMPS-Jos, running a remarkable 2⃣2⃣.9⃣1⃣s (+1.4) to win the U20 women's 200m final. It is the fastest 200m by a Nigerian woman, run in the country since the 2021 Olympic Trials when Grace Nwokocha won the Nigerian title in a time of 22.87s. The race was so fast, that both Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo and Lucy Chiamaka Nwankwo who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively, equally ran new Personal Bests. Chigozie Nwankwo came in 2nd clocking 23.19s, while Lucy Nwankwo was 3rd in a time of 23.76s. These athletes are the future of Nigerian sprinting.

"ANICHE FOR A REASON!!" Michael Aniche was the surprise winner in the Junior men's 200m final, and it was the manner of his performance that got him pumped up. Aniche surprised other athletes who specialize in the shorter sprinters, coming through a clear winner to claim his second title at MTN Champs - Jos, winning the 200m in a new Personal Best of 21.84s (+1.0). Emmanuel Akolo came in 2nd in the race, finishing with a time of 22.12s, ahead of Mahamat Ibrahim who was 3rd in 22.19s.

A future Nigerian sprinting rivalry!! Bernice Onoriode and Rebecca Enilolobo are the future of Nigerian female sprinting, and there's a feeling they will be going up against each other for many years. In the Youth Girls 200m final, Enilolobo blazed out first, and ate up the bend with the lead, but Onoriode had more strength in the home straight, crossing the line first place. Bernice ran a new Personal Best of 24.79s (-1.3) to win the Youth Girls 200m title, holding off the challenge of Rebecca who also ran a PB of 24.91s, finishing 2nd in the race. Chizoba Onyemuwa came in 3rd in the race, crossing the line in 26.47s.

🚨🚨TWO WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFICATIONS!! 🚨🚨 A very big congratulations to MoC Academy athlete, Lucy Chiamaka Nwankwo, who hit two qualifications for the World Junior Championships in both the 100m and 200m. Nwankwo had a day to remember in Jos, first running a 100m Personal Best of 11.52s to finish 2nd in her semifinal heat, and then followed it up with another qualification, running the fastest time all 200m heats with a PB of 24.04s. She ran much faster than 11.78s and 24.35s, needed to qualify for either the 100m or 200m. Lucy is a rising Nigerian star to keep an eye on.

Double champion at MTN CHAMPS - Jos!! Toheebat Adebisi Jimoh shook off the disappointment of losing the women's 400m final, channelling that energy into the 100m and 200m finals. Jimoh claimed women's 100m title, winning with a new Personal Best of 12.03s. She equally ran a new Personal Best in the 200m, getting her revenge over Esther Okon. Miracle Uwem-Donald had set an early place in the 200m, coming out from the bend leading, but Jimoh closed in on her teammate to take first place in 24.34s. Donald finished 2nd in the race, with Okon settling for 3rd place.

Double champion at MTN CHAMPS - Jos!! Toheebat Adebisi Jimoh shook off the disappointment of losing the women's 400m final, channelling that energy into the 100m and 200m finals. Jimoh claimed women's 100m title, winning with a new Personal Best of 12.03s. She equally ran a new Personal Best in the 200m, getting her revenge over Esther Okon. Miracle Uwem-Donald had set an early place in the 200m, coming out from the bend leading, but Jimoh closed in on her teammate to take first place in 24.34s. Donald finished 2nd in the race, with Okon settling for 3rd place.