Nigeria, Aug. 17 -- An eight-year-old Nigerian girl who recently won gymnastics gold in Pretoria, South Africa, says her dream is to represent Nigeria in the Olympics and other gymnastic competitions around the world.

Stephanie attended the African Gymnastics Championship in 2019 and outperformed her peers.

She is the daughter of veteran Nigerian record producer Emeka Onusiriuika, popularly known by his stage name, Mekoyo.

Her mother, Amkaka Onusiriuka, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, on Tuesday said the girl's passion for gymnastics started when she was only two years old.

"I noticed she was flipping and I did not know what it was. I was scared that she was going to hurt herself until I realised the sports, gymnastics," she tells P...