World U20 Championships: Oji, Lawrence Headline Team Nigeria’s Day Two Medal Chase

Team Nigeria will intensify its campaign at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday, with Jessica Oji, Jecinta Lawrence and Precious Opinion leading the country’s charge on a busy second day of competition.
Fresh from winning a silver medal in the women’s shot put at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Oji will open Nigeria’s programme in the women’s shot put qualification (Group A) as she targets a place in the final.
Precious Opinion will also be in action in the men’s triple jump qualification, hoping to secure the required mark to advance to the medal round.
On the track, Nigeria’s mixed 4x100m relay team will begin its campaign in Round One, w...