Nigeria, May 29 -- Oyo State's Japo Toma soared into the history books on Wednesday, winning the men's pole vault title for the fourth consecutive time at the 22nd National Sports Festival (Gateway Games 2024) in Abeokuta.

The final pole vault event, held at the M.K.O. Abiola Sports Complex, was the last competition of the penultimate day of the festival-and it didn't disappoint.

Japo, the Delta-born athlete who now represents Oyo, thrilled fans for over two hours, eventually clinching gold with a height of 3.85 metres.

Plateau State's Sunday Jackden secured silver with a 3.70m leap, while Rivers State's Emeka Jeffrey took bronze at 3.50m.

Although victorious, Japo expressed frustration over the lack of essential training equipment, r...