Following his historic silver medal win in the men’s 50-meter butterfly event at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has congratulated 17-year-old swimming sensation Abduljabar Adama and the Nigeria Aquatics Federation.
Adama won silver with a remarkable 23.64 seconds, finishing only 0.10 seconds off Dean Fearn, who won gold with 23.54 seconds, according to a statement from the NSC.
On Sunday, Adama’s accomplishments were praised by its director general, Bukola Olopade, as a milestone for Nigerian sports.
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“Nigeria and Africa are proud to have won the silver medal, Abduljabar Adama.” His dedication and talent once more demonstrated that our athletes can compete with the best around the world, he said.
Olopade remarked that these instances served as a call to the NSC to continue to support and coordinate the development of such talents, adding that the commission believes that “this is only the start of many more international successes for him and Nigerian swimming.”
In a field of 116 swimmers over the course of 12 heats, Adama first won the title in the heats, recording the second-fastest overall time (33.61).
He then won the race in the semifinals and won it with a faster time of 23.48 seconds before giving a gallant fight in the final.
Source: Channels TV
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