Tima Seikeseye Godbless (born 14 July 2004) is a Nigerian sprinter.

Early life

Godbless joined Louisiana State University in 2022.

Career

2021

In 2021, she won bronze as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team at the

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in Nairobi. She was a semi finalist in the individual event at the championship.

2022

She finished fourth in the 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres. She won gold at the championship as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team. She ran a time of 11.09 seconds during the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 100 metres in

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, a national U20 record. In December 2022, she won gold in the

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at the Asaba 2022 Sports Festival in 11.32 seconds. At the festival she also ran a personal best 22.07 to win the 200m.

2023

In 2023, she won a sprint double at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, winning both 100m and 200m gold medals, running 11.43 seconds for the 100m title and 23.28s in the 200m. However, an injury suffered at the Nigerian National Champiosnhips in

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ended her season.

2024

Godbless ran a time of 11.24s to win the women's 100m at the Keyth Talley Invitational in

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, in March 2024. She ran as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in

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References

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