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Favour Ashe

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Favour Ashe
Personal information
BornFavour Oghenetejiri Ashe
(2002-04-28) 28 April 2002 (age 24)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Events
60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 6.51s (Birmingham, 2022)
100m: 9.93s (Lagos, 2026)
200m: 21.12s (Uyo, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Accra4×100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 Glasgow4×100m relay
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100 m relay

Favour Ashe (born 28 April 2002) is a Nigerian sprinter He represented Nigeria at the 2024 Olympic Games and was a medalist in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

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College career

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Ashe attended Otovwodo Grammar School in Ughelli, Nigeria before enrolling as a student at the University of Tennessee. Having only arrived in America in January 2022, Ashe came third in the men's 60-meter dash at the 2022 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, and was runner up in the 100 metres at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also came fourth in the 4 x 100m relay running with Wayne Pinnock, Carey McLeod and Emmanuel Bynum.[2] In 2022 Ashe ran the fastest time in history by any Nigerian athlete in all conditions, running a wind assisted 9.79s (+3.0) 100m heat at the LSU invitational meet in Baton Rouge.[3] Following the 2022 collegiate season, he transferred to Auburn University to continue his studies and athletic career. In June 2023 he set a new personal best running 9.96s in the 100m at the NCAA Championships held in Texas.[4]

In May 2024, he ran 9.94 seconds for the 100 metres at the NCAA East regional finals in Lexington, Kentucky and in doing so became the first Nigerian sprinter to run sub-10 seconds five times in three consecutive years.[5] He was runner-up in the 100m at the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon running 9.99 seconds in the final.

In January 2025, Favour Ashe signed with the University of Oregon.[6]

Senior career

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Ashe ran a legal 100m personal best [at the time] of 9.99s to win gold at the Nigerian national championships in 2022, breaking the ten-second barrier.[7] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Ashe qualified through to the semi-finals running 10.00s in his heat.[8] He went on to end his season with a bronze medal in the 4 x 100m relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[9]

Ashe competed in the 100 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics, reaching the semi-finals.[10][11] He also competed in the men's 4x100m relay at the Games.[12] In 2025, Ashe was disqualified in the final of the 100 metres at the Nigerian National Sports Festival in Abeokuta.[13]

In February 2026, Ashe was reported to be changing his international representation to Qatar, having been based in the country for the previous five months.[14] However, he competed for Nigeria at the 2026 World Athletics Relays on 2 May, where he was part of the Nigerian mixed 4 x 100 metres relay team which qualified for the final, running an African record 40.24 seconds.[15][16] He also ran in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay at the championships in Gaborone, Botswana.[17]

In June 2026, he became the national champion after winning the 100m at the Nigerian national trials in a personal-best time of 9.93 seconds.[18] With the performance, Ashe became the first Nigerian man to break the 10-second barrier alongside Nicholas Fakorede (9.98 seconds for silver) in the 100m since Deji Aliu and Uchenna Emedolu achieved the feat at the 2003 African Games in Abuja.[19][20] Competing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m relay.[21][22] He also competed in the 100 metres at the Games in Glasgow, Scotland, reaching the semi-finals.[23]

References

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  1. ↑ "Favour Oghene Tejiri ASHE | Profile". World Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Favour Ashe - Track & Field". University of Tennessee Athletics.
  3. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (4 May 2022). "My best yet to come says new Nigeria sprint star, Favour Ashe". Premium Times.
  4. ↑ "Ashe equals 100m school record at NCAA Outdoors Day One". Auburn Tigers. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ashe sets new Nigerian 100M record". The Punch. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Binder, Doug (8 January 2025). "FAVOUR ASHE TRANSFERS TO OREGON". Runnerspace. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Agberebi, James (1 August 2022). "#2022CWG: Ashe Leads Battle For Nigeria's First 100m Gold". Complete Sports. Lagos, Nigeria.
  8. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (16 July 2022). "World Championships: Ashe, Ekevwo qualify for 100m semis". Premium Times.
  9. ↑ Maduewesi, Christopher (7 August 2022). "Nigerian teams win GOLD & Bronze 4x100m relay medals in Birmingham". Making of Champions. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "AFN lists 35 track-and-field athletes for Olympics". The Punch. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Ashe predicts athletes exodus after dumping Nigeria". The Punch. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Nigerian sprinter, Favour Ashe switches allegiance to Qatar". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  15. ↑ Jonckheere, Karien (2 May 2026). "SA and Botswana set up blockbuster relay showdown in Gaborone". Supersport. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  16. ↑ Shehu, Idris (2 May 2026). "Nigeria breaks African record in mixed 4x100m, qualifies for World Athletics relay". TheCable. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Adewale, Abiodun (23 June 2026). "Ashe storms to 100m title at C'wealth Games trials". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Akpodonor, Gowon (24 June 2026). "Favour Ashe makes history, runs 9.93s to win Nigeria's 100m title". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (23 June 2026). "Commonwealth Games Trials: Ashe blazes to historic 9.93s to win national title in Lagos". Premium Times. ISSN 2360-7688. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  22. ↑ Eludini, Tunde (3 August 2026). "Nigeria: Updated - Glasgow 2026: Usoro Wins Silver As Relay Quartet Settles for Bronze After Appeal Drama". Premium Times. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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