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Tega Odele
Nigerian sprinter
Tega Peter Odele (born 6 December 1995) is a Nigerian sprinter.[3] He competed in the 200 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the semifinals. He was the 2015 African Games 200 m Bronze medallist.
He attended Noble Crest Nursery and Primary School, Ughelli and got his Senior School leaving Certificate at Federal Government College, Warri.[4] Odele studied Business Administration at the University of Benin.[1]
In 2012, he won the 200 m at the 18th Nigerian National Sports Festival. He was supposed to run at the 2014 World Junior Championships but did not start in his heat. He won the 200 m at the 2014 Nigerian Universities Games in Ile-Ife. He was also a member of the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 winning teams.[5] Odele won the 200 m at the 2015 Nigerian Championships in a personal best time of 20.47 s.[6] He qualified for the 2015 World Championships with this run and was later selected to represent his country in Beijing. He placed 6th in his heat with a time of 20.49 s and did not progress to the semifinals.
He set a personal best of 20.45 s in his heat of the 200 m at the 2015 African Games. He later finished third in the final behind Divine Oduduru and Hua Wilfried Koffi.
