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Paris 2024: Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team qualifies for Olympic Games

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team qualifies for Olympic Games

Nigeria’s 4x400m mixed relay team has booked a ticket to this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris following their impressive performance at the World Athletics Relays event in Nassau, Bahamas, on Saturday. Team Nigeria, making their return to the championship after a five-year break, headed to the Bahamas with a star-studded lineup, and the nation was rewarded with its first ticket after the quartet of Samuel Ogazi,...

2023 African Games: Two more medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s 4x400m relay

2023 African Games: Two more medals for Nigeria in men’s and women’s 4x400m relay

Nigeria won yet another set of medals in both the men's and women’s 4x400m relay final at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana on Friday. The quartet of Esther Elo Joseph, Patience Okon-George, Brittany Ogunmokun, and Omolara Ogunmakinju cruised to yet another gold medal for the nation in the women's 4x400m relay final at the UGH Legon Stadium. The team clocked a time of...

2023 African Games: Okezie wins gold in men’s 400m; Esther claims silver in women’s event

2023 African Games: Okezie wins gold in men’s 400m; Esther claims silver in women’s event

The pair of Chidi Anthony Okezie and Esther Elo Joseph both clinched podium finishes for Nigeria in the men's and women's 400m events at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Okezie, 30, was impressive all through the heats, and raced to the gold medal in the men's final, clocking a Personal Best (PB) time of 45.06 seconds at the UGH Legion Stadium on Wednesday....