| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Nigerian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 6.51 (Texas, 2025) WU20R 100m: 10.12 (Accra, 2024) 200m: 20.80 (Benin City, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Israel Okon Sunday (born 11 November 2006) is a Nigerian sprinter. [1]
In February 2024, he ran 10.20 seconds for the 100 metres as a 17 year-old to win the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) African Games National Trials in Asaba. [2] He was a gold medalist in the 4x100m relay at the delayed 2023 African Games in March 2024. [3]
He ran a personal best 20.80 seconds to win the Nigerian Olympic Trials over 200 metres in June 2024. [4] He competed at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024 where he reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres but had to pull out with injury. [5] [6]
From 2025, he began competing for the University of Auburn in the United States. [7] He equalled the world under-20 record for 60 metres running 6.51 seconds at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in Texas on 1 March 2025. [8]
