Kayinsola Ajayi Explained

Kayinsola Ajayi
Nationality:Nigerian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:14 September 2004
Pb:60m: 6.60 (Fayetteville, 2024)
100m: 10.01 (Eugene, 2024)
200m: 20.93 (Lagos, 2022)

Kayinsola Ajayi (born 14 September 2004) is a Nigerian sprinter. He became Nigerian national champion in the 100 metres in 2024.[1]

Career

From Ikorodu, he won both sprints at the 2021 Maltina School Games and set a personal best of 10.26 seconds for the 100 metres at the second AFN All-Comers meet at Yabatech Sports Center in 2022.[2] He competed at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[3]

He won a gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2023 African Athletics U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.[4] At that championships he also won a gold medal in the 4x100m relay.[5] [6]

He became Nigerian national champion in the 100 metres in June 2024.[7] He finished fourth in the 100 metres at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon that month.[8] At that championships, he won a silver medal in the 4x100m relay.[9]

In July 2024, he was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]

Personal life

He attends Auburn University in the United States.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kayinsola Ajayi. World Athletics. 7 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Meet Kanyinsola Ajayi, the new speedster gunning to break into the 'Big 5' of Nigeria's top sprinters. Pulsesports.ng. 23 February 2023. 7 July 2024.
  3. Web site: World Athletics U20 Championships. World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 1 August 2022.
  4. Web site: African U18 and U20 Championships: Godbless and Ajayi sprint to 100m titles on Day 2. Pulsesports.ng. 7 July 2024. 1 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Eyes on Ogazi, Okwose as AFN Golden League berths In Uyo. Newsexpressngr.com. 7 July 2024. 24 June 2023.
  6. Web site: African Athletics U20 Championships. World Athletics. 7 July 2024. 29 April 2023.
  7. Web site: Kanyinsola Ajayi Claims National 100m Title at 2024 Nigeria Olympic Trials, Crowned New Speed Champion. NewsDigest. 7 July 2024. 18 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Ajayi and Olajide fall short in the 100m men's and women's finals. 23 June 2024. Brilla.net. 7 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Nigeria's men's 4x100m team bag Silver at 2024 African Championships! . Makimg of Champions. 27 June 2024. 24 June 2024.
  10. Web site: AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics. punchng.com. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.
  11. Web site: 2024 Nigeria Olympic Trials: Kanyinsola Ajayi wins National 100m title in Benin, emerging as the new speed champion. Pulsesports. 7 July 2024. 17 June 2024.

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