Okon-George Targets Second World Relays Medal in Botswana

Patience Okon-George, the captain of Nigeria's women's 4x400m relay team, is targeting her second World Relays medal at the upcoming event in Gaborone, Botswana. The 34-year-old athlete previously led the Nigerian quartet to the country's first medal in this discipline at the inaugural edition in Nassau in 2014, where they finished third with a time of 3:23.41.

Okon-George aims to become the first Nigerian athlete to win multiple medals at the World Relays. Nigeria's team, which includes Folasade Abugan, Regina George, and Omolara Omotoso, is drawn in a heat that features strong competitors such as Jamaica, Germany, and Spain.

The team’s personal best of 3:21.04 places them among the leading contenders, although they face stiff competition from Jamaica, which has the fastest mark of 3:18.71. Okon-George brings significant experience, having reached the finals of the World Championships three times and secured multiple continental titles, despite personal challenges, including raising two daughters as a single mother since her divorce in 2010.