Tokyo Olympics 2021: Enoch Adegoke breaks the 25 years Nigeria 100 meter curse, But was it really broken?

The last time a Nigerian man ever qualified for a 100 meters final race was in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
That’s 25-years ago, Enoch Adegoke broke this hex. Nigeria will finally have a 100m men’s event at the Ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games.
It will be Enoch’s first time participating in the Olympic Games. He then went on to qualify for the final after running 10.00secs in his semi-final race. It is his first time, and he is breaking ground.
Davidson Ezinwa was the last Nigerian representative to qualify for the men’s 100-meter race.
It isn’t quite surprising because Enoch has been setting his track record even before this semi-final game. Adegoke had set this record from when he surprised the audience worldwide by winning his heat with a new personal Best Time of 9.98secs.
According to records, he became the 11th Nigerian in history to go under 10 seconds and the 10th joint-fastest Nigerian in history, all these in his first time. This season, no other Nigeria tops his records.
Although we celebrated Enoch’s victory, Usehoritse Itsekiri, the second Nigerian representative, didn’t make the finals.
Adegoke beat Asian record holder Femi Ogunode, British star Zharnel Hughes, and 2021 World leader, Travon Brommel, to win his 100m Heat.
The performance of Bromell, the fastest in the world and the world’s for the men’s 100 meters gold, managed narrowly through the first-round heats not as the fastest winner but as the fastest loser on Saturday’s race. This performance brought speculations which Adegoke cleared. He is here to grab the Gold.
With Adegoke’s performance so far, he has gained attention and gathered fans. The table is tilting to this favor.
Unfortunately, this curse might persist as:
The final 100meter race was held today, Sunday, South Africa’s Akani Simbine ran 9.93 seconds as he finished fourth in the men’s 100m final. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the race in 9.80s.
The USA’s Fred Kerley claimed silver, with Canada’s Andre de Grasse winning the bronze. It is his first time winning bronze as he had won it at the 2016 Games in Rio.
Our very own Enoch Adegoke pulled up after 50 meters with an injury and did not record a time. It would be disheartening to his home-based supporters, who would be expecting him to win a medal after his record-breaking performance at the Semis.