Born on the 6th of December 1995, in the hearts of
Delta state, Nigeria, Tega
spent his early childhood in Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria
where he attended Noble crest nursery and primary school. His love and passion
for the track and field games were astounding even at his tender age, he would
compete with peers in school and even at his local community.
Tega has shown
leadership abilities even at his tender youthful age where he bagged the senior
prefect position in his local secondary school, leading 29 other prefects to
maintain orderliness in the school and serving as a role model for the other
students. He also obtained his first school leaving certificate and his WAEC
certificate in federal government college, Warri, Delta state.
In 2009, Tega was
accepted into the University
of Benin to study
business administration where he graduated in 2013. His love and passion for
athletics even waxed stronger when he became the assistant team captain of the University of Benin athletic club. upon his
graduation, he also played some leadership role as expected.
Tega has always
loved to play sports and get involved in athletics even in from his primary
school. Despite all the discouragement from family and friends at school when
he spent so much time in the field and countless hours training for what he
loved to do. His career as an athlete kicked off in the early months of 2012
where he was part of the athletes that partook in the All Nigeria
South-South Games held in Calabar, Cross
River State, Nigeria
from June 4-6, 2012.
Tega stole the show when he was awarded two gold medals and one silver medal
for 200M, 4x400M, and 4x100M race respectively.
In that same
year, Tega was awarded another gold medal in the 18th Nigeria
National Sports Festival (tagged “Eko Games”) which was held in Lagos State, Nigeria from November 27th
to December 9th 2012.
He has also won
some international awards in various categories of running. Tega shows
outstanding leadership abilities with his team mates, family and even friends.
When asked what keeps him going? Tega would say it’s the “love and passion” for
what he does that keeps him going.
At the 24th Nigeria
Universities Games (NUGA) held at Obafemi
Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria from February 2014, he
stole the event with three gold medal awards for 200 meter, 4x400M in two
places.
At twenty, Odele
Tega has showed unique characters in various position and works of life, he has
proven to be an outstanding individual who not only following his academic
pursuit also followed his heart to do the thing he loves to do, balancing the
two to fit right to the needs and expectation of family and friends.
Odele’s
expectation in the nearest future is to hold the record for 200 meters and 100 meters at the Olympics
within the next eight years.
WRITTEN BY: MICHAEL
ISAAC(Speakpreneur Content)
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