Edo State’s golden girl, Osaretin Godwin Wednesday beat Nigeria’s first cycling Olympian, Ese Ukpeseraye to second place in the race for a semi finals ticket in the 200m sprint for women at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival tagged 2024 Gateway Games in Abeokuta.
Running together in one of the heats, Osaretin placed first ahead of Ukpeseraye to the surprise of most cyclists who cheered the teenage sensation on as she crossed the finish line first.
In the last Festival in Asaba, Delta State, Osaretin, one of the junior cyclists Edo State was introducing into the sport, rubbed shoulders with the senior girls but lost out to the much experienced riders like Ukpeseraye who represented Delta State then and Oyo State’s top rider, Joke Durogbade.
All eyes will Thursday be on the women’s semi finals and final to see if Ukpeseraye will use her wealth of experience to defeat Osaretin and retain the 200m gold.
