2024 World Relays Championship: Nigeria secure 4X400m, mixed 4X 400m tickets for Paris 2024

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The Nation Newspaper 2024 World Relays Championship: Nigeria secure 4X400m, mixed 4X 400m tickets for Paris 2024

Team Nigeria athletes have secured tickets for the men’s 4X400m and mixed 4X400m relay events of next month’sThe men’s quartet of Dubem Nwachukwu, Dubem Amene, Sikiru Adeyemi and Chidi Okezie clocked a time of 3:01.70 yesterday to pick the slot.

After breaking on the second leg, Amene put up a masterful race, leaving no openings before handing over to Sikiru Adewale who ran his heart out to maintain the pace. In the mixed 4X400m event, the quartet of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Chidi Okezie and Esther Elo Joseph ensured Nigeria is guaranteed a place at the Olympics.

Fourteen teams in the women’s and men’s 4x100m and 4x400m plus the mixed 4x400m in Nassau this weekend automatically qualified for places at the Paris Olympics.

 

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