Nnamdi Chinecherem Explained

Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper
Birth Date:	12 July 2002
Sport:	Javelin

Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper (born 12 July 2002) is a Nigerian Javelin athlete.^[1]

Career

In 2021, Chinecherem won the bronze medal in the men's javelin throw event at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi Kenya.^{[2] [3]}

This record made him the first Nigerian athlete to win an award at a field medal since the last championship where Esther Aghatise won a medal in 2002.^{[4] [5]}

In 2022, he made up the list of athletics from Nigeria selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.^[6]

He was one of the flagbearer alongside Folashade Oluwafemiayo during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chinecherem NNAMDI Profile World Athletics . 2023-03-26 . worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: 2021-08-20 . Kenya 2021: Nigeria’s Nnamdi wins bronze in men’s javelin . 2023-03-26 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-08-20 . Kenya 2021: Nnamdi eyes javelin gold, Ofili reaches 200m semis . 2023-03-26 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
4. Web site: Nwoke . Chidi . 2021-08-20 . Nigerian Athlete Chinecherem Nnamdi Wins Bronze In Javelin Event . 2023-03-26 . Voice of Nigeria . en-US.
5. Web site: 2021-08-21 . Nigeria’s Chinecherem wins bronze at Nairobi 2021 World Athletics . 2023-03-26 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
6. Web site: 2022-07-28 . FULL LIST: Amusan, Aruna... 94 athletes representing Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games . 2023-03-26 . TheCable . en-US.
7. Web site: Busari . Niyi . Oborududu, Innocent Named Team Nigeria Captains . 2023-03-26 . Oborududu, Innocent Named Team Nigeria Captains.
8. Web site: 2022-07-27 . Commonwealth Games: Team Nigeria Flagbearers Emerge . 2023-03-26 . radionigeriaibadan.gov.ng . en-GB.