Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu a: N'afọ na-eso ya, ọ pụtara na nke mbụ ya n'Egwuregwu Olimpik mgbe ọ gbara ọsọ marathon n'Egwuregwu Olimpik nke Oge Ezumike nke 1988 e mere na Seoul, South Korea, ọ bịara n'ọkwá nke iri ise na isii n'ime mmadụ iri isii na itoolu gbara ọsọ n'awa abụọ na nkeji iri ise na atọ. N'afọ 1989 ọ gara Stavanger, Norway, ịgba ọsọ n'ọsọ ụmụ nwanyị na 1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championship, ọ kwụsịrị na 117th. Afọ abụọ ka e mesịrị, Melis na-asọ mpi na
1991 IAAF World Cross Country Championships na agbụrụ ụmụ nwanyị ma oge a ọ gwụchara 122nd, mgbe e mesịrị n'afọ ahụ ọ laghachiri na-agba ọsọ marathon ụmụ nwanyị na 1991 World Championships na Athletics na Tokyo, Japan, na mgbe awa 2 na nkeji 58 gasịrị, ọ bịara na 21 nke 39 na-amalite.