Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- It was a day of breakthroughs and surprises at the Yabatech Sports Ground on Saturday as Israel Okon delivered a career-defining performance to win the men's 100m title at the 2025 All-Nigeria Athletics Championships.

The 18-year-old sprinter surged past a high-quality field in Saturday's final, stopping the clock at 10.04 seconds (+2.3 m/s) to clinch his first-ever national 100m crown.

Saturday's 100m final was one of the most-keenly contested in recent championship history.

Alaba Akintola came a whisker behind in 10.05s, while Adekalu Fakorede (10.07s) and Seye Ogunlewe (10.09s) were not far off in a final where all four dipped under 10.10s.

Though the wind was slightly above the legal limit, the times reaffirmed ...