2025 WAC: Enekwechi Advances To Men’s Shot Put Final As Chioma, Amaechi Drop Out

Team Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has progressed to the men’s Shot Put last astatine the 2025 World Athletics Championships (WAC), which commenced connected Saturday successful Tokyo.

The US-born Nigerian jock demonstrated awesome form, securing his spot successful the last with 2 notable throws measuring 20.83m.

This effort saw him decorativeness 5th successful Group A and seventh overall, marking his 3rd consecutive quality successful a planetary title final.

Enekwechi’s singular propulsion of 22.10m, acceptable connected July 5, 2025, presently stands arsenic some the National and African grounds successful the changeable enactment event.

Leading the battalion successful the finals volition beryllium New Zealand’s Tom Walsh, who achieved a propulsion of 21.74m.

He is followed by American throwers Adrian Piperi (21.47m) and Ryan Crouser (21.37m).

Sweden’s Wictor Petersson secured 4th spot with a propulsion of 21.14m, portion Scotland’s Lincoln GBR and Italy’s Leonardo Fabbri completed the database of finalists, throwing 21.00m and 20.95m respectively.

Meanwhile, it was a disappointing time for Enekwechi’s compatriots, Chioma Onyekwere-Lyons and Obiageri Pamela Amaechi, who some exited the Championships early.

Amaechi was the archetypal to beryllium eliminated, finishing successful 16th spot aft her champion propulsion of 55.69m fell abbreviated of the qualifying marks.

This propulsion near her astir 12 metres down the leader, Sandra Elkasević, who achieved a propulsion of 66.72m. Dutch jock Alida Van Daalen secured the last qualifying spot with a propulsion of 62.65m.

Following her, Onyekwere-Lyons, the nationalist grounds holder, besides faced aboriginal elimination.

The 31-year-old managed a propulsion of 59.45m successful her archetypal attempt, portion her consequent throws failed to amended her position.

Both Onyekwere-Lyons and Amaechi’s performances were notably beneath their seasonal bests, with Amaechi holding a champion of 64.80m and Onyekwere-Lyons holding a nationalist grounds of 64.96m.

As the Championships progress, each eyes volition beryllium connected Enekwechi arsenic helium aims to unafraid further accolades for Nigeria.k