Duro IkhazuagbeNineteen-year-old Jessica Oji early hours of Friday became the first Nigerian to win a world title in a field event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The feat of Oji is coming up barely one week after winning a silver medal at her first competition in Nigeria’s colours at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. She didn’t leave anyone in doubt about her capacity to take the gold medal at the World U20. Oji’s best effort at Glasgow 2026 was 17.87m that earned her the silver medal. I will go to the World U20 Championships to give my best,” Oji stressed in the interview at the Team Nigeria Maldron Hotel camp in the Scottish capital city.