Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- New sprint champions emerged on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City as the men's and women's 100 metres finals provided one of the biggest highlights of Day 2 at the ongoing Niger Delta Games.

In the men's final, Chibueze Osama of Delta State stormed to victory in 10.42 seconds to claim the gold medal. Osama delivered a strong finish to stay ahead of Gift Bright of Akwa Ibom, who clocked 10.57 seconds for silver, while fellow Delta athlete Saturday Godswill secured bronze in 10.59 seconds.

The women's 100 metres final was equally competitive. Petter Ejiro of Delta State emerged as the fastest woman at the Games, crossing the line in 11.58 seconds to win gold.

The sprint finals drew loud cheers fro...