Muzala Samukonga has expressed his delight after he put in a brave performance as he claimed the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres final on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Samukonga crossed the line in a time of 43.74 seconds, setting a new national record for Zambia in the process. The 21-year-old clinched Zambia's first Olympic medal since Samuel Matete won silver in the men's 400...
Nigerian teenager Samuel Ogazi has been placed in Lane 3 ahead of the men's 400m final in the Paris 2024 Olympics scheduled for Wednesday, August 7. The 18-year-old on Tuesday became the first Nigerian in 36 years to reach the event's final since Innocent Egbunike at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games. Ogazi finished third in his semifinal, clocking a personal best (PB) time of 44.41 seconds,...
Team Nigeria’s history-making feat in the track and field events in the Paris 2024 Olympics isn't looking to end anytime soon, as Samuel Ogazi equalled a 36-year record to qualify for the final of the men's 400-meter race. The 18-year-old quarter-miler ran a new personal best (PB) time of 44.41 seconds at Stade de France on Tuesday to finish third in Heat 3 of the 400m...
South African sprinter Akani Simbine led a host of African stars to victory at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday. The 29-year-old former African 100-metre record holder was first to the finish line in the men's sprint finals with a time of 9.97 seconds to win his second straight win of the Diamond League season. https://twitter.com/Diamond_League/status/1680584323018158083?t=2DsIXd-qmtHxukmshtIxMg&s=19 He defeated reigning world champion Fred Kerley, while...
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