Nigeria's high jump champion, BBNaija sensation Mike Edwards, will compete for Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games.
Mike Edwards, a Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) celebrity, has reclaimed his title as Nigeria's high jump champion.
At the current 2022 National Trials, 32-year-old Edwards was named the Nigerian high jump champion.
At the National trials, which the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, arranged, Edwards made his mark.
A former high jumper for Great Britain, Edwards competed in the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, Edo State.
After competing in Big Brother Naija Season 4, popularly known as Big Brother Naija: Pepper Dem edition, Mike Edwards, a high jump champion, rose to fame.
He reached a season high of 2.20 meters to win the high jump competition.
Edwards celebrated his most recent accomplishment on his official Instagram account.
A statement reading "TWO TIME NIGERIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION #AndStillJOB FINISHED" was posted with a picture of the occasion. Road back to the Commonwealth Games: 2.20 m.
Edwards is anticipated to be a member of Nigeria's delegation to the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Birmingham and begin in July and are formally known as the XXII Commonwealth Games.
Edwards was unable to compete in the 2018 edition, which was sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation and the International Association of Athletics Federations, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (IAAF).
