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Otunla breaks National Record, wins Gold for Ogun at National Sports Festival
Kolade Otunla of Team Ogun delivered a record-breaking performance at the 22nd National Sports Festival, Gateway Games 2024, claiming gold in the men’s 100m backstroke.
Otunla finished the race in 1:02.41 seconds, shattering the previous national and festival record of 1:04.61 set in 2018 by Rivers State’s Abara Kuma Dilo.
His victory follows teammate Omolola Tobiloba’s earlier triumph in the women’s 800m freestyle, marking a strong showing for Ogun State in the swimming events.
Otunla, while celebrating his historic win, expressed hopes of representing Nigeria on the Olympic stage in the near future.
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