As predicted by a board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria , Victor Okorie, Team Nigeria grabbed two tickets on day one of the World Relays Saturday evening in the Bahamas. Okorie, who is with the athletes in the Caribbean Island, had told The Guardian in a telephone conversation before heading to the stadium…
True to his words, Team Nigeria gave a good account of themselves, picking two tickets in the mixed relay and men’s 4x400m event. The quartet of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, who also ran a 50.45 split leg , Okezie and Elo Joseph ran 3:13.79 to come second behind the USA who ran a new 3:11.52 Championships record to win the heat.
All eyes will be on Okezie this evening in the finals of both the 4x400m mixed relay team and the men’s 4x400m team as they fight for the $40,000 top prize money on offer. The women’s team led by Favour Ofili will run in the third heat of the reperchage round with host, Bahamas, China and Brazil for the two automatic tickets on offer.
Real Madrid won La Liga on Saturday after beating Cadiz 3-0 before Girona defeated last year's champions Barcelona 4-2 to seal Los Blancos' triumph.Erling Haaland scored four times as Manchester City thrashed Wolves 5-1 to move within one point of Arsenal after the Premier League leaders beat Bournemouth 3-0 on Saturday.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
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