How Nigeria won 3medals at the World Masters Athletics in South Korea. Coach Christian Aiyegbeni

Coach Aiyegbeni Christian with the Gold medalist Mordiyyah Azeez W50 category 

Coach Aiyegbeni Christian with SP Mariam Adedun who won Silver medal W45 category 

By Sunday Osunkwo 

The World Masters Athletics in South Korea might have come and gone but the Memories will linger on for a long time. 

In total

Nigeria won 3 medals 

 2 Gold and 

1 Silver 

Toyin Augustus won Gold medal in the 80m hurdles event W45 category setting a new Championship record.

Mordiyyah Azeez a Nigeria Immigration Service officer won Gold medal in the javelin event in W50 category while 

SP Mariam Adedun with the Nigeria Police force won Silver in 400m W45 category. Winning this medals did not come from the blues, it was under the watchful eyes of Coach Aiyegbeni Christian, the National team Coach for the Nigerian contingent to the World Masters Athletics Championships (WMA) in Daegu South Korea 2026 who also doubles as the Vice President (Stadia) with the Nigeria Athletics Masters. 

Professionalism, dedication, endurance, mental strength and the unflinching ability of tactical power of Coach Christian Aiyegbeni that motivated the Masters athletes to glory.

With his International exposure which was translated into winning ways for Nigeria, the Masters Athletics are in for a new arising.

We hope that the relevant authorities in the National Sports Commission will reward the masters Athletes that performed wonderful well in Daegu South Korea handsomely.

The next World Masters Athletics will be held in Breda Netherlands in 2028.

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