Nigeria, July 20 -- Team Nigeria again stamped its authority on African sprinting by dominating the relay events at the 3rd CAA U18/U20 African Athletics Championships in Abeokuta.

The athletes thrilled the home crowd with powerful performances that delivered multiple gold medals, a championship record, and no shortage of drama.

In one of the most unexpected victories of the day, Nigeria's U20 men's 4x100m team upset the favourites to claim gold, finishing ahead of Botswana and Zimbabwe.

The team's win was all the more remarkable considering only one member of the quartet - John Caleb - had reached the final of the 100m sprint earlier in the competition.

Botswana, seen as favourites due to the inclusion of Justice Oratile and Prince P...