Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu (born 18 December 1998) is a

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

female

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

sprint Sprint may refer to: Aerospace *Spring WS202 Sprint, a Canadian aircraft design *Sprint (missile), an anti-ballistic missile Automotive and motorcycle *Alfa Romeo Sprint, automobile produced by Alfa Romeo between 1976 and 1989 *Chevrolet Sprint, ...

er who competes in the

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

and the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. She was a silver medallist in the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

Career

Born in

Ovu Ovu is a town in Southern Nigeria in Delta State and part of Agbon Kingdom and His Royal Majesty, Ogurime-Rime Ukori I is the current King and Ovie of Agbon Kingdom. A railway line to the port of Warri The city of Warri is an oil hub within ...

, Delta State, she made her international debut at the

2014 African Youth Games The 2nd African Youth Games took place in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city from 22 to 31 May 2014. The Games featured approximately 2000 athletes from 51 African countries competing in 21 sports. Gambia, Eritrea and Mauritania were the only Afri ...

, where she was the 200 m gold medallist. Later that year she competed at the

2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1995 or later) which was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on 22–27 July 2014. A total of 44 a ...

in the 200, 400 and

. She was also due to compete for Nigeria at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, but the whole team was pressured into withdrawal over concerns about the West African Ebola virus epidemic. At the

2015 African Junior Athletics Championships The 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships was the twelfth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 5–8 Ma ...

she was a double gold medallist (200 m and 4 × 400 m relay) but was beaten into second in the 200 m at the

2015 African Youth Athletics Championships The 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen, It was held in Reduit, Mauritius from 23–26 April. Mauritius had hosted the 2013 African ...

by South Africa's Nicola de Bruyn. She ended the year with three gold medals at the

Commonwealth Youth Games The Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the Commonwealth Games Federation. The games were held in the years, mid-way between when the Commonwealth Games are held, until 2008. They continued to be held ...

, taking the 200 m and two relay titles. Idamadudu took her first senior national title in the 200 m at the 2015 Nigerian Athletics Championships.Praise Oghenefejiro Idamadudu
IAAF. Retrieved 2018-04-15. Her performances that year earned her comparisons to Olympic medallist Falilat Ogunkoya from national media. She missed parts of the 2016 season due to a knee injury. She also competed sparingly in 2017, which her season highlight being a runner-up finish in the 200 m at the national championships. Idamadudu made her senior international debut at the

, reaching the 200 m semi-finals and sharing in the 4 × 400 metres relay silver medals with Yinka Ajayi,

Patience Okon George Patience Okon George (born 25 November 1991) is a Nigerian sprinter. She competed in the 400 metres event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China and also at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. George is a two-time African Cham ...

and

Glory Onome Nathaniel Glory Onome Nathaniel (born 23 January 1996) is a Nigerian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships reaching the semifinals. Additionally, she won three silver medals at the 201 ...

.Commonwealth Games: Nigeria gets silver, bronze in women relays
''The Nigerian Guardian'' (2018-04-14). Retrieved 2018-04-15.

International competitions

National titles

* Nigerian Athletics Championships **200 m: 2015

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Idamadudu, Praise 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Delta State Nigerian female sprinters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Nigeria Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Nigerian women