Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete Salwa Eid Naser gave the rest of her competitors a taste of what to expect as she cruised into the final of the women's 400-metre in the Paris 2024 Olympics on Wednesday. The 26-year-old, born Ebele Agbapuonwu in Anambra State, Nigeria, clocked a season's best (SB) time of 49.08 seconds in Heat 1 of the semifinal to progress to the final of the...
Nigeria's Favour Ofili was unable to claim a medal in the final of the women's 200-metre race on Wednesday, with United States' Gabby Thomas clinching the gold medal in a leading time of 21.83 seconds at Stade de France. Having won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Thomas sauntered across the finish line to claim her first-ever Olympic gold medal, ahead of 100m champion Julien Alfred...
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...
The Nigerian trio of Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro, and Prestina Ochonogor have made history in the Paris 2024 Olympics, as they secured a spot in the final of the women’s long jump. Their impressive performances in the qualification round at the Stade de France on Tuesday ensured that for the first time ever, three Nigerian women will participate in the women’s long jump final at the...
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