Nigeria has set a new African record in the mixed 4×100 meters relay race.
The quartet of Favour Ashe, Jennifer Obi, Chidera Ezeakor,
and Maria Omokwe blitzed to the record time of 40.24 seconds on Saturday in one
of the event’s heats at the World Athletics Relays in Gabrone, Botswana.
Nigeria finished fourth in the race but reached the relay
final after securing one of the two non-automatic qualification spots. As a
result, the athletes booked the country’s place in the mixed 4×100 relay at the
2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
The final of the mixed 4x100m will be held on Sunday at 4:05
pm Nigerian time.
However, Nigeria failed to make the final in the five other
events.
The team finished fifth in the men’s 4x100m, while the women
did not finish after a baton exchange howler. The women’s team was depleted by
the late withdrawal of Rosemary Chukwuma, Blessings Ogundiran and Anita
Enaruna.
In the 4x400m races, Nigeria finished third in the mixed
category, and the men’s and women’s teams finished sixth in their respective
heats.
Nigeria will have another opportunity to try for tickets to
the World Athletics Championships in the repechages on Sunday.
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