Nnamdi Chinecherem becomes Nigeria’s first medalist in Javelin at WU20

It comes with so much joy knowing that you win a medal for your nation but it’s more exciting when you become a history maker

Few hours ago, Nnamdi Chinecherem won a Bronze medal in the men’s Javelin event at the ongoing World U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya with a distance of 74.48m which was about 4 meters lower than what he threw in the qualifying round. 

Nnamdi threw a National U20 Record of 78.01m to become the favorite leading to the final. 

Speaking with theathleticheat.com after his performance he said it’s a technical event and anything can happen. 

He now has the Bronze medal from The All African Games and now the World U20 Championship. 

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