Chioma Cynthia Nweke (born 23 July 2006) is a Nigerian track and field athlete. She is a one-time national champion and a double gold and silver medalist at the 2025 African U20 Championships. She is currently ranked 263rd in the women's 100m world rankings, and in 2025, she ran a wind-aided personal best of 11.23 (+2.7).
Career In 2025, Nweke, alongside Iyanuoluwa Bada, Maria Thompson, and Olayinka Olajide, won gold at the CAA Region II Championships in Accra, recording a time of 44.92s. At the 2025 National Sports Festival, representing Team Delta, Nweke clinched a gold medal.
She became a double champion at the African U20 Championships held in Abeokuta Nweke went on to represent Nigeria at the World U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. In the relay at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia, Nweke and the Nigerian quartet won gold.
In 2026, she was listed among the 32 athletes selected in the 100m and 200m events who began camping in Asaba for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
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