Ugoh delivered a personal best of 52.76 seconds in the final to secure victory in a closely contested race, finishing ahead of Venezuela’s Osmary Pacheco, who clocked 52.85 seconds to take silver.

Atiku, in a post on his X account on Tuesday, specifically celebrated Rosemary Nwankwo, Gift Bright and Praise Ugoh for their victories in the women’s 100 metres, men’s 100 metres and women’s 400 metres events, respectively.

Ng's victory is Singapore's first medal at this edition of the Games in Senegal and its first gold credited to the country since 2014 in China.