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World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s woes continue after disappointing 4x100m relay events

World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s woes continue after disappointing 4x100m relay events

Team Nigeria continued their lacklustre performance at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest with woeful results in 4x100m relay events on Friday. Nigeria had representatives in the men and women's categories but they both failed to qualify into the final stage to compete for medals. The quartet of Favour Ashe, Seye Ogunlewe, Usheoritse Itsekiri and Alaba Akintola had a decent race in the men's category...

World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s Ashe disqualified, Itsekiri & Ogunlewe through in men’s 100m

World Athletics Championships: Nigeria’s Ashe disqualified, Itsekiri & Ogunlewe through in men’s 100m

It was a mixed feeling for Team Nigeria on the opening day of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest as Favour Ashe was disqualified in the heat of the men's 100m. Ashe beat the gun in heat 5 of the men's 100m and he was adjudged for a false start in a race won by Jamaica's Oblique Seville. Meanwhile, Nigeria's other representatives Seye Ogunlewe and...