Praise Idamadudu

Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu (born 18 December 1998) is a Nigeria female track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 metres and the 400 metres. She was a silver medallist in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Praise Idamadudu
Personal information
NationalityNigerian
Born (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998
Ovu, Delta State[1]
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportAthletics
Event(s)200 metres, 400 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)200 m: 23.48 (2015)
400 m: 52.49 (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Nigeria
Women's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast4 × 400 m relay

Career

Born in Ovu, Delta State,[1] she made her international debut at the 2014 African Youth Games, where she was the 200 m gold medallist.[2] Later that year she competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the 200, 400 and 4 × 400 metres relay. She was also due to compete for Nigeria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, but the whole team was pressured into withdrawal over concerns about the West African Ebola virus epidemic.[3] At the 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships she was a double gold medallist (200 m and 4 × 400 m relay) but was beaten into second in the 200 m at the 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships by South Africa's Nicola de Bruyn.[4][5] She ended the year with three gold medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games, taking the 200 m and two relay titles.[6]

Idamadudu took her first senior national title in the 200 m at the 2015 Nigerian Athletics Championships.[7] Her performances that year earned her comparisons to Olympic medallist Falilat Ogunkoya from national media.[8] She missed parts of the 2016 season due to a knee injury.[9] She also competed sparingly in 2017, which her season highlight being a runner-up finish in the 200 m at the national championships.[7] Idamadudu made her senior international debut at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, reaching the 200 m semi-finals and sharing in the 4 × 400 metres relay silver medals with Yinka Ajayi, Patience Okon George and Glory Onome Nathaniel.[10]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014 African Youth Games Gaborone, Botswana 1st 200 m 24.16
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 7th (semis) 200 m 24.25
— 400 m DQ
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.14
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 200 m 23.76
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:38.94
African Youth Championships Moka, Mauritius 2nd 200 m 23.79
1st Medley relay 2:08.71
Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 1st 200 m 23.30 w
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.86
1st 4 × 400 m relay 4:02.75
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 7th (semis) 200 m 23.69
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.29
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 8th 200 m 23.79
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 18th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:32.10
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 11th (sf) 200 m 23.58
9th (sf) 400 m 54.44
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.45

National titles
  • Nigerian Athletics Championships
    • 200 m: 2015

References
  1. Praise Idamadudu. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  2. African Youth Games. Africa Athle. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  3. "Ebola crisis forces Nigeria and Sierra Leone out of Nanjing 2014". insidethegames.biz. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. Complete Results Girls. COCAD 15. Retrieved on 2015-04-30.
  5. Full results 2015 African Junior Championships. Ethiopia2015. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  6. Commonwealth Youth Games 2015 7/09/2015 - 9/09/2015. QLDAthletics. Retrieved on 2015-09-07.
  7. Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  8. Nigeria: Praise Idamadudu... a New Ogunkoya Is Born. The Nigerian Guardian (2015-08-15). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  9. Injury Stops Idamadudu From Indoors. Sports Day. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  10. Commonwealth Games: Nigeria gets silver, bronze in women relays. The Nigerian Guardian (2018-04-14). Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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