Rosemary Akan from the Lagos State University (LASU) has won gold in the 100m women’s hurdles at the ongoing All African University Games (FASU 2024)
She was excited about winning her first international gold medal at the competition.
Akan, who could not hide her joy after the victory, said the win would spur her to train more and possibly represent Nigeria, following in the footsteps of Tobi Amusan.
“It’s wonderful, actually. I’m not going to lie. It is very wonderful because at first I was very scared because this is my first time in an international competition.
“After I did my rehearsal and all that, my thought was that I should rehearse the first two steps. So after my rehearsal, I was like, okay this is not that bad, I can do it and I did it.
“It has not been easy, because there are times I will have classes, but in training, I thank God for everything,” she said.
Akan also commended the efforts of her coaches, saying they were the force behind…