Desalu clocked a time of 20.64sec to finish ahead of 2014 European bronze medallist Serhiy Smelyk of Ukraine and Brazil’s Aldemir Gomes, who took second and third place respectively.

Meanwhile in the corresponding women’s race, 18-year-old Nigerian Ofonime Odiong, who was running for Bahrain, posted a winning time of 23.18 as Poland’s Anna Kiełbasińska bagged silver and Brazil’s Rosângela Santos rounded off the podium.

Poland didn’t have to settle for second best in the men’s 4x100m however as they registered a time of 39.35 to stave off the challenge of second-placed Dominican Republic and surprise package Sri Lanka, who claimed bronze.

As for the women’s equivalent, Brazil proved too strong for the competition, crossing the line in 43.87 with Russia following 0.33 seconds later.

Elsewhere on the final day of track athletics, Tunisia’s Amor Benyahia won the men’s 3,000m steeplechase event in 8:24.68 ahead of Kenya’s Patrick Churkor, who scored a personal best time of 8:25.54, and reigning European champion Yoann Kowal of France.

Morocco’s Fouad El Kaam came out on top in the tactical 1,500m race, registering a time of 3:44.79 to finish clear of silver medal-winning Bahraini Benson Seurei, whose compatriot Albert Rop won the men’s 5,000m event in 13:23.70 with Morocco’s Zouhair Aouad second and Kenya’s Emmanuel Kipsang third.

In other results, Russia picked up the 4x400 m title in 3:03.01 before being followed across the line by Algeria and then Venezuela, while Kenya’s Selah Busienei dominated the women’s 1,500m final with a life-time best of 4:07.58 as Italy’s Margherita Magnani had to settle for the runners-up spot.

Out in the field there was a win for Hungary’s Zoltán Kővágó, who beat world champion Piotr Małachowski of Poland in the men’s discus throw, registering 66.01m.

Home gold came the way of Jin Min-Sub in the pole vault with a jump of 5.40m as Games record holder Paweł Wojciechowski of Poland came third, while in the women’s long jump, Russia’s Ekaterina Koneva triumphed with a leap of 6.39m.

South Korea also topped the podium in the men’s archery team recurve event as the squad made up of Kim Joo-wan, Kim Sung-hyun and Shin Jae-hun defeated China 5-1 at the Yecheon JinHo International Archery Field.



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