Deji Aliu (born November 22, 1975) is a Nigeriansprinter. He has never won an individual medal, a fourth place at the 2002 Commonwealth Games being his best result. However, he helped win the relay bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Daniel Effiong he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the Marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the Road Walk, and the Shot Put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ... The 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 27 and August 28. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Sprints are races in athletics. ... The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from July 25 to August 4. ... The 4 x 400 metres relay races at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 27 and August 28. ... Innocent Asonze (born December 13, 1972) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. ... Francis Obirah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and Portuguese citizen since 2001 is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 m and 200 m, who finished second in the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the first medal ever in athletics sprinting events for Portugal. ... Daniel Effiong (born June 17, 1972 in Lagos) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. ... The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29. ... Innocent Asonze (born December 13, 1972) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. ...
New Africa's fastest man, DejiAliu, has explained why the Nigerian 4x100 relay team, against all expectations, conceded the gold medal to Ghanaian team in the final decided last night inside the main bowl of the National Stadium, Abuja.
Aliu explained that the junior athlete was slow from the starting block, which the Ghanaian starter, Christian Nsiah, capitalised upon.
Aliu and Uchenna Emedolu made a failed bid to correct the lapses, but the Ghanaian, Myles-Mills Leonard, was able to race home ahead of Aliu.
Alius first step towards national prominence came in 1991 when he was spotted by Abel Akhigbe, coach of Lagos-based NITEL Athletics Club during a local high school competition in Lagos.
Aliu was recruited into NITEL A.C. and entered in local meetings, including the monthly AFN Classic Competitions, in which he was named best overall at 100m from 1992-1995.
This year, Aliu has shown only a brief flash of his 2003 form, running 10.07 to win the Athens Super GP in early July.
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