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Place of Birth: Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
About Raymond Ekevwo
- Raymond Ekevwo (born 23 March 1999) is a Nigerian sprinter.
- He is the 2019 African Games champion in the 100 metres.
- He was also a member of the Nigerian 4 × 100 m relay team that won a silver medal at the games.Ekevwo's athletic talent had been obvious since his school days.
- In 2015, while still a student at High Standard Comprehensive School, Ughelli, he auditioned for the Making of Champions Reality TV athletics competition, Top Sprinter.
- He eventually had all judges trying to get him on their teams.
- He won the senior 100 m title and prize at the 2016 edition of the competition while still a junior.He became the Nigerian junior champion in the 100 metres at the 2016 D K Olukoya Youth and Junior Championships winning with a then personal best of 10.35 s.
- As the national junior champion, he was selected to represent the country at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships.
- He however missed the race as the Nigerian team did not arrive in time for the competition.
- He took part in the 4 x 100 m relay with team mates Soyemi Abiola, Godwin Ashien and Emmanuel Arowolo but didn't progress to the finals. Ekevwo joined Oral Roberts University for the 2017 - 2018 season but had a short season due to injuries.
- He eventually transferred to the University of Florida over the summer for the next season.
- A team of Ekevwo, Hakim Sani Brown, Grant Holloway and Ryan Clark became the 2019 NCAA champions in the 4 x 100 m relay. He became the fifth Nigerian man to win the African Games title in the 100 m at the 2019 African Games in Rabat.
- After an unbeaten run through the rounds he clocked an impressive 9.96 s to win the title just ahead of Arthur Cisse.
- This mark set a new African Games record.
- He then teamed up with Divine Oduduru, Emmanuel Arowolo and Usheoritse Itsekiri for the 4 x 100 m relay.
- The team placed second behind the Ghanaian team to win the silver medal.
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