Olayinka Olajide

Olayinka Olajide is a Nigerian sprinter. In 2024, she won three medals at the African Games.

Career

In February 2024, she won the Nigerian African Games trials in Asaba running a personal best over 200 metres of 22.34 seconds. She also triumphed in the 100 metres at the event, running a personal best time of 11.19 seconds.
At the 2023 African Games she won
a bronze medal in the 100 metres, as well as a silver medal in the 200 metres and a gold in the 4x100m metres relay. She won the bronze in the Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's [100 metres|women's 100 metres] on 19 March 2024, with a time of 11.55 seconds. On 22 March she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres, in a personal best time of 23.18 seconds. She returned to the track on the same day to win gold as part of the Nigerian women's 4x100m relay team.
In July 2024, she was officially named as part of the Nigerian team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.