Tima Godbless Explained

Tima Godbless
Birth Name:	Tima Seikeseye Godbless
Nationality:	Nigerian
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Sprinter
Birth Date:	14 July 2004
Pb:	60m 7.77 (Baton Rouge, 2024) 100m 11.09 (Cali, 2022) 200m 23.07 (Asaba, 2022)

Tima Seikeseye Godbless (born 14 July 2004) is a Nigerian sprinter.^[1]

Early life

Godbless joined Louisiana State University in 2022.^[2]

Career

2021

In 2021, she won bronze as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.^[3] She was a semi finalist in the individual event at the championship.^[4]

2022

She finished fourth in the 2022 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres.^[5] She won gold at the championship as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team.^[6]

She ran a time of 11.09 seconds during the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Women's 100 metres in Cali, a national U20 record.^[7]

In December 2022, she won gold in the 100 metres at the Asaba 2022 Sports Festival in 11.32 seconds.^{[8] [9]} At the festival she also ran a personal best 22.07 to win the 200m.^[10]

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 Championships in Benin City ended her season.^{[11] [12] [13]}

2024

Godbless ran a time of 11.24s to win the women's 100m at the Keyth Talley Invitational in Baton Rouge, in March 2024.^[14] She ran as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.^[15] In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tima Godbless. World Athletics. 29 March 2024.
2. Web site: Tima Godbless finally joins Ofili, Onojuvwevwo at LSU. Sportsnow. 29 March 2024. 22 November 2022.
3. Web site: Team Nigeria third in Nairobi's World Athletics Championship. 23 August 2021. pmnewsnigeria. 29 March 2024.
4. Web site: World Athletics U20 Championships: Godbless Sets New Nigeria Record. Complete Sports. 29 March 2024. August 2, 2022.
5. Web site: World Athletics. 29 March 2024. African Athletics Championships. 8 June 2022.
6. Web site: Mauritius 2022: Amusan Anchors Nigeria 4x100m Relay to Gold. Thisdaylive. 29 March 2024. 11 June 2022.
7. Web site: Tima Godbless breaks 23-year national record at World U-20 championship. 3 August 2022. 29 March 2024. Gazettengr. Wale. Agbede.
8. Web site: Akpodonor. Gowon. Delta 2022…Festival of upsets, new records, tears. Guardianng. 29 March 2024. 18 December 2022.
9. Web site: Delta 2022: Tima Godbless, Adekalu Fakorede win 100m gold medals. Thecable.ng. 29 March 2024. Idris. Shehu. 9 December 2022.
10. Web site: Delta 2022: Tima Godbless runs new 200m PB to complete a sprint double. Sportsnow. 29 March 2024. 8 December 2022.
11. Web site: Tima Godbless runs 11.24 to win on Collegiate outdoor debut, Onojuvwevwo wins 400m event. Sportsnow. 29 March 2024. 24 March 2024.
12. Web site: Top Nigerian Athletes transitioning to the NCAA in 2024: Part 1. Making of Champs. 29 March 2024. Oluwadare. Popoola. January 23, 2024.
13. 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.
14. Web site: Tima Godbless: Nigerian Sprinter Wins Big, Emerges Victorious At the Keyth Balley Invitational. Legit.ng. 29 March 2024. March 25, 2024. Basit. Jamiu.
15. Web site: World Athletics. Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 12 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
16. Web site: AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics. punchng.com. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.