Nigeria’s men’s 20km Race Walk National Champion, Kazeem Adeyemi, has passed away. A statement from the Athletics Federation of Nigeria said the athlete slumped and died while jogging.
Adeyemi, until his death, represented the Nigeria Police Force, where he served for 11 years and was a Sergeant at the Ikoyi Division, Lagos State.
The President of AFN, Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau, in the statement, described the deceased as “a national sports asset”.
Shehu-Gusau said, “The death of Adeyemi is sad, especially at this time when the federation is putting plans in place to encourage our good athletes to take to coaching courses.
“To lose such a dedicated and hardworking athlete, who showed great consistency is a very great loss to the federation, in particular, and the nation in general.”
The statement added that Adeyemi, who died on Tuesday, was buried according to Islamic rites on Wednesday, at the Agege Cemetery, Lagos State.
Born on March 1, 1985, the late Adeyemi won a number of National Championships, including the 20,000m and the 20km Race Walk in Calabar in June 2011; 20km Race Walk in Lagos in May 2007; the 20km Race Walk in Warri in 2015 as well as the 20km Race Walk in Kaduna in 2019.
He represented Nigeria in the 20km Race Walk at the 2003 All-African Games in Abuja where he placed fifth.
In another news, Veteran Nigerian women’s table tennis player, Funke Oshonaike, says she developed hatred for sex after she was raped as a young girl.
The six-time Olympian stated this while reacting to the rape and murder of Uwa Omozuwa, the 22-year-old 100 level student of the University of Benin, inside a church in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
“It’s my true life story. Terrible experience for me and it affected my sex life. I hated sex. I don’t want to tell my entire story for now because of my autobiography that’s coming soon,” Oshonaike stated.
She also pleaded with parents to raise their male kids in the right way, saying it would help prevent the scourge.
“I have been a victim and know how terrible it is. Women should rise up and fight this scourge,” the former Nigerian champion stated.
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