Izuchukwu Okosi
The Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated rave of the moment, Tobilola Amusan who in the early hours of Monday morning won gold medal in the 100m Hurdles of the 2022 World Athletics Championship in Oregon, USA.
Amusan made Nigeria proud by becoming the flrst athlete from the country to win gold at the World Championship in its 40-year history.
Amusan broke into tears standing on the ceremony podium while the Nigerian national anthem was played – one that is primed to become one of the iconic images of the competition.
In his congratulatory message to the athlete who broke two world records in the semifinals and final – albeit the latter was not officially approved due to tailwind – Ogun State Governor Abiodun was evidently proud of the feat achieved by an indigene of the Egba land.
“We congratulate and rejoice with a proud daughter of Ogun state, whom I adopted some months back to support her career, Ms Tobi Amusan on her world record breaking (12.06s)gold victory in Women’s 100M Hurdles.
“As a State, we are proud of your success and wish you more greater heights in the years ahead.”
“Signed, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR. Governor, Ogun State.”
Ese Brume won Silver in the Long jump event. Brume hails from Delta State.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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