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...
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,...
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