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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tima Seikeseye Godbless |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Born | 14 July 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinter |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m 7.77 (Baton Rouge, 2024) 100m 11.09 (Cali, 2022) 200m 23.07 (Asaba, 2022) |
Medal record | |
Tima Seikeseye Godbless (born 14 July 2004) is a Nigerian sprinter. [1]
Godbless joined Louisiana State University in 2022. [2]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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