Team Nigeria will continue its campaign at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon on Thursday, August 6, with Jessica Oji, Jecinta Lawrence and Precious Opinion leading a busy Day 2 schedule that will also see the country’s quarter-milers and mixed relay team take to the track.

Oji, fresh from an impressive silver medal performance in the women’s shot put at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, will open Nigeria’s Day 2 action in the women’s shot put qualification Group A at 6 p.m.

The youngster arrives in Oregon with growing international experience and will be looking to carry the momentum from Glasgow onto the global U20 stage by securing a place in the final, scheduled for later in the competition programme.

Attention will then shift to the men’s triple jump, where Precious Opinion will begin his campaign in qualification Group A at 8 p.m. The Nigerian youngster will be aiming to produce the mark required to advance to the medal round.

Team Nigeria will also take to the track in the mixed 4x100m relay, with the country’s U20 quartet scheduled to compete in Round 1, Heat 3 at 8:43 p.m. Nigeria will be looking for a strong opening performance to secure progression in the event.

The women’s 400m will feature two Nigerian athletes, beginning with Jecinta Lawrence in Heat 4 at 9:14 p.m. Faith Ezechukwu will follow in Heat 7 at 9:35 p.m., with both quarter-milers seeking places in the semifinals.

David Udoh will fly Nigeria’s flag in the men’s 400m, competing in Round 1, Heat 4 at 10:06 p.m. He will be looking to advance and keep Nigeria in contention in an event in which the country’s senior athletes recently enjoyed significant success at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Should the Nigerian athletes progress, further action awaits in the early hours, with the men’s 400m semifinals scheduled for 3:44 a.m. and the women’s 400m semifinals set for 4:08 a.m.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has continued to back the country’s young athletes as Nigeria seeks to build a strong pathway from junior competition to senior international success, particularly with attention increasingly turning toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

With opportunities across the throws, jumps, sprints and relays, Day 2 provides another platform for Nigeria’s emerging athletes to test themselves against the world’s best young talents and continue the country’s push for honours at the World Athletics U20 Championships.