Nigeria, July 20 -- Nigeria's Prestina Ochonogor delivered one of the standout performances of the 3rd CAA U18/U20 African Athletics Championships in Abeokuta on Saturday, leaping her way into history by winning gold in the women's U20 long jump and shattering a decade-old championship record.

Ochonogor was in a league of her own at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena, producing a remarkable series of jumps that included 6.71m, 6.63m, and 6.60m - all well beyond the previous championship record of 6.33m, which was set a decade ago by none other than Nigerian Olympic medalist Ese Brume in Addis Ababa.

With her stunning 6.71m effort, Ochonogor didn't just claim gold - she announced herself as Nigeria's next big name in the horizontal jumps and et...