Nigeria finishes IAAF World U-20 Championships winning no medal

Team Nigeria to the International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
World U-20 Championships which ended on
Sunday did not win any medal.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that Oluwatobiloba Amusan, a 110m Hurdles
finalist, who was the only hope of securing
a medal, finished the race in fifth position.
She secured the position with a time of
12.95 secs.
Elvira Herman of Belarus returned a time of
12.85 secs to clinch the first position, while
Rushelle Burton of Jamaica came second
with a time of 12.87 secs.
The U.S. Tia Jones returned a time of 12.89
secs to win the third position and her
compatriot, Alexis Duncan, came fourth with
a time of 12.93 secs.
The U.S. ranked first on the medals table
with 10 gold, six silver and four bronze
medals, Kenya had five gold, two silver and
two bronze medals to clinch the second
place.
Ethiopia came third with four gold, two silver
and four bronze medals.
Nigeria placed 52nd on the medals table
with five points after clinching the fifth
position in the women 100m Hurdles and
eight position in the 200m.
NAN reports that the country presented 13
athletes at the championships.
Vanguard