Nigeria’s king of tracks and fields, Seye
Ogunlewe will now be represented by Temple
Management Company after signing a new deal
with leading talent agency and event
management company, Temple Management
Company.
Ogunlewe has now joined brilliant 11 year-old
Tennis player, Marylove Edwards on the same
management team.
At the brief signing ceremony which took place
at the Victoria Island corporate office, the
sprints champion expressed satisfaction with the
competences of the organization to take his
game to the next level.
Seye said, “I am delighted to have Temple
Management Company on board. It was a bit of
a long process but I am happy and convinced to
say I have joined the best team. This is the
beginning of a journey that I am extremely
excited about.
According to him, with the new relationship, he
will be able to achieve his goals of a competing
at the World Championships. “I am looking
forward to the future with my new Family as
they transform talent management in Nigeria,”
Seye added.
According to Koye Sowemimo, Head Of Sports,
Temple Management Company, the new signee
has again reaffirmed the company’s leadership
capacity in talent representation in Nigeria
across the spectrum of sports, entertainment,
arts and media.
Temple Management Company which was
founded by serial investor, Idris Olorunnimbe
began operations in March and has asserted
itself on the creative space. Aside sports, it also
represents talents across the creative space
including Nigeria’s biggest record label Mavin
Records, renowned disc jockey DJ Jimmy Jatt,
award-winning visual artist and writer Victor
Ehikhamenor, media personality Bunmi Davies,
artist/jeweller Mode Aderinokun and award-
winning Nigerian broadcast media, Funmi Iyanda.
About Seye Ogunlewe
Seye Ogunlewe (born August 30, 1991) is a
Nigerian track and field sprinter who specialises
in the 100 metres. He was a finalist in the 100 m
and 4 × 100 m at the 2015 All-Africa Games. He
won the 100 m at the Nigerian Championships in
2015 and 2016.
He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the last child of
Adeseye and Kemi Ogunlewe. He attended
Atlantic Hall School, Epe. He initially started out
playing football but was advised to sprint by his
teacher. He moved to Ireland in 2008 and won
the Irish Schools Championships in 2009 and
2010. Ireland and Nigeria were in a race to get
him to represent them at the World Junior
Championships in 2010. He however eventually
missed the championships. He is a Law and
Politics graduate of the University of Essex.
He placed second in the 60 m at the British
Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Indoor
championships in 2011 behind Sven Knipphals.
He remained the second-place finisher in 2012
and 2013 but eventually won the title in 2014. He
was also the 2013 BUCS champion in the 100 m.
In 2014, he was not successful in defending his
title as he placed second behind Adam Gemili.
Ogunlewe represented his country at the 2014
Commonwealth Games, running in the 200m. He
finished 4th in his heat and did not progress to
the semifinals. He ran the anchor leg for Nigeria
in the 4 × 100 m final at the 2015 Brazzaville
African Games. The team finished second but
were eventually disqualified for a faulty baton
change. He also reached the final in the
individual 100m.
At the 2016 Nigerian Championships, he
successfully defended his national title. He won
the 100 m in a personal best of 10.12 s ahead of
Divine Oduduru and Ogho-oghene Egwero, and
thereby qualified for the Rio Olympic Games.
After the championships, he used social media
to lament the insufficient support of athletes by
Nigerian organisations.
Career highlights:
1) British University 100m Champion 2014
2) 2 time British University Indoor silver medalist
2011/2012
3)British University Indoor 60m champion 2014
4) Irish Indoor Champion 60m 2012
5)Irish schools 100m champion 2009/2010
International
1) African 4x100m silver medalist Benin 2012
2) African 4x100m gold medalist Morocco 2014
3) African games 100m finalist Congo 2015
4) Commonwealth Games 200m first round
5) 4th place Scotland 2014.
6) Nigerian 100m silver medalist 2013
7) Nigerian 100m champion 2015/2016
8) Olympic 100m heats 4th place.
9) Top 10 in Africa (6th)
Seye Ogunlewe with Idris Olorunnimbe, CEO/
Founder, Temple Management Company during
the signing ceremony.by chibabynaija1
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