By Rhoda Godwin
Bayelsa State Athletes participating in the ongoing National Trials at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Yaba, Lagos are making huge marks across their events.
As the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games trials enter its final day today, sprinter, Godwin Tejiri, is leading the charge as he qualified for the 100m men semi final with a time of 10:31secs to win his heat, 4th best across the heats.
He is also joined by team mate, Shalom George in the men’s 100m semi finals.
Also, the middle distance young prodigy, Odi-born Samson Teibowei of Samkay Athletics Club, stole the show winning his 800m heat with a strong finishing to run a Personal Best of 1:54: secs.
Teibowei, shaved off almost 2 seconds from his previous time of 1:56: ran at the MTN Champs in Ibadan, Oyo State last April.
He will file out this afternoon for the 800m men’s final.
Quarter miler, Faith Ezechukwu narrowly missed out of winning her semi final in the 400m event for female, posting a time of 53sec, her second personal best in 2 days to qualify for the finals.
Similarly, Great Wisdom Musa and Christian Dickson, will be on the track for the 110m hurdles for men which kicks off today, while Sisan Efejuku , Perfect Faye, Goodluck Johnbull, Gift Allison and Perezide Sigah will be hoping to impress in the 200m event for male and female.
Meanwhile, Tejiri Godwin and Faith Ezechukwu have both ran the qualifying standards for the World under 20 Junior holding between 5th and 9th of August this year in Oregon, USA.
