Following the conclusion of the 2024 Olympics in Paris questions as to how many athletes of Nigerian descent had actively participated in the event have been raised with others also wanting to know which of these athletes had gone home with medals.

Which Nigerian athlete won a medal at the Olympics 2024?

No Nigerian representing the country won a medal at the 2024 Olympics but Athletes of Nigerian descent picked up numerous gold, silver and bronze medals.

Here is a table with the the athletes of Nigerian descent who actively participated in the Olympics for another country:

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The world's finest athletes pushed the boundaries of human excellence, redefining the limits of speed, strength, and endurance. From the swimming pool to the tracks, the Olympics witnessed an unprecedented surge in record-breaking performances.

A staggering 125 Olympic records and 32 world records were shattered, as the next generation of champions emerged to leave an indelible mark on their respective sports. We have decided to highlight the top ten records at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where history was broken and rewritten.

Here are the top ten records that were broken at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

(1) Tarrmat Tola ( Ethiopia)

Tamirat Tola won GOLD in the men’s marathon at the Paris 2024 Olympic games to set a new Olympic Record in 2:06:26. He finished ahead of Bashir Abdi who came 2nd in 2:06:47, while Benson Kipruto got the Bronze medal in 2:07:00.

(2) Beatrice Chebet ( Kenya)

Beatrice Chebet won Gold in the women's 10000m in 30:43.25 and completed the 5k/10k double, becoming only the 3rd woman to achieve that feat, at her first Olympics games. Nadia Battocletti of Italy won the Silver medal while Sifan Hassan of France took her 2nd Bronze of the games.

(3) Marileidy Paulino ( Dominican Republic)

Marileidy Paulino made history in the women's 400m. She ran a 48.17s and became the first woman from the Dominican Republic to win an Olympic Gold medal. is the fourth fastest woman of all-time also setting a new Olympic Record.

(4) Arshad Nadeem ( Pakistan)

Arshad Nadeem shattered the Olympic record in the men's Javelin at Paris 2024 to win Gold to set a new one of 92.97m. He beat Neeraj Chopra who landed 89.45m to take Silver, while Anderson Peters was 3rd with 88.54m

(5) Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ( USA)

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone broke the women's 400mH World Record to win Gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, running 50.37s. She broke the World Record for the 6th time in the event, she has gone 40 races unbeaten.

(6) Letsile Tebogo ( Botswana)

Letsile Tebogo won Gold in the men’s 200m at the Paris 2024 Olympics in an African Record of 19.46s. He is the first person ever from Botswana to win Gold at an Olympic Games, and also the first African to medal in this event since 1996.

(7) Muzala Samukonga ( Zambia)

Muzala Samukonga broke the Zambian National Record with a 43.74s clocking to win 400m Bronze at the Paris 2024 Olympic games He is the 3rd person ever from Zambia to win an Olympic medal which was last achieved by Samuel Matete in 1996.

(8) D'Tigress ( Nigeria)

The Women's basketball team representing Nigeria, D'Tigress etched their names into the history book as they became the first African team to qualify for the quarter-final of an Olympic event in either the men's or women's category.

(9) Novak Djokovic ( Serbia)

Novak Djokovic who is the most decorated tennis player in the world won Gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the first he has ever won and the first Serbian tennis player to win the Gold at the event.

(10) Julien Alfred ( Saint Lucia)

Julien Alfred beat out Sha'Carri Richardson in the 100-meter race at the Paris 2024 to win Saint Lucia's first gold medal in an Olympic event.

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The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) claimed the women’s Olympic football title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, defeating Brazil 1-0 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, August 10.

Emma Hayes solidified her reputation as one of the top coaches in women’s football by guiding the United States to Olympic gold in her debut tournament as head coach.

Hayes, who took the job less than three months after leaving Chelsea, has revitalized the team and led them to Olympic glory during a period of transition. Mallory Swanson scored the decisive goal, securing the Americans' fifth gold medal, and marking Hayes' first.

Hayes had always dreamed of leading the US women’s team to Olympic victory, and she successfully turned that dream into reality.

With iconic forward Megan Rapinoe and Hollywood star Tom Cruise watching from the stands, the USWNT overcame early pressure from Brazil, including a disallowed goal by Ludmila for offside. The Americans eventually grew into the match, which was a thrilling, end-to-end encounter.

Emma Hayes' Honours

Chelsea Women

• FA Women's Super League: 2015, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• FA WSL Spring Series: 2017
• Women's FA Cup: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• FA Women's League Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Women's FA Community Shield: 2020
• UEFA Women’s Champions League runner-up: 2020-21

United States

• Summer Olympic gold medalist: 2024

Individual

• The Best FIFA Football Coach: 2021
• FA WSL Manager of the Season: 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• LMA WSL Manager of the Season: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
• FA WSL Manager of the Month: October 2019, January 2020, February 2020, January 2021, March 2022, November 2022, January 2024
• Women's Super League Hall of Fame: 2021
• FWA Tribute Award: 2024

Orders

• Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 2022
• Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): 2016

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After the official start of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday, July 26, 2024, competitions have begun, and athletes have already started winning medals in various sports. Africa is duly represented by top countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Uganda and many more across all competitions, with this in mind here is the table for African countries that have won a medal so far in the Olympic Games 2024.

Who won the first gold medal for Africa at the Olympics 2024?

Tatjana Smith from South Africa claimed Africa's first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the 100m breaststroke. Smith made a remarkable comeback to win the race with a time of 1:05.28, edging out China’s Tang Qianting, who took silver, and Ireland’s Mona McSharry, who earned bronze. This victory was Smith’s first Olympic gold, following her close second-place finish at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Following the official commencement of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday, July 26, 2024, competitions have officially commenced with contenders already securing medals in different sports of the tournament so far.

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Who won the first gold medal at the Olympics 2024?

The Republic of China received the first gold medal at the Olympics 2024 in Paris. China is the only country to be awarded a gold medal in the tournament so far. The country received a total of 2 gold medals 1 for the shooting competition and the other for the diving competition at the Olympic Games 2024.

Full Olympics 2024 medal table

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Despite high hopes and promising preparations, the results have been underwhelming, with key athletes faltering and medal prospects going down the drain as Nigeria faces a harsh reality check, forced to confront the gap between ambition and achievement.

However Nigeria has one more game to participate in which is the wrestling event.

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena)

10:00 – Women’s Freestyle 76kg 1/8 Final – Hannah Amuchechi Rueben vs. Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia)

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 14 Paris 2024

TAEKWONDO (Grand Palais)

08:09 – Women -67kg Round of 16 – Elizabeth Oluchi Anyanacho vs. Song Jie (China)

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena)
10:00 – Women’s Freestyle 62kg 1/8 Final – Esther Omolayo Kolawole vs. Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan)

10:00 – Men’s Freestyle 125kg 1/8 Final – Ashton Adeyemi Mutuwa vs. Daniel Ligeti (Hungary)

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)

10:05 – Men’s 4 x 400m Relay Round 1
11:05 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Semi-Final – Tobi Amusan

CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)

13:00 – Women’s Sprint, Qualifying – Ese Ukpeseraye

WEIGHTLIFTING (South Paris Arena)

18:30 – Weightlifting Women’s 71kg (Gold Medal Event) – Joy Ogbonne Eze

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 13 Paris 2024

CANOE SPRINT (Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium)
09:30 – Women`s Canoe Single 200m Heats (Ayomide Powei Bello, Beauty Akinaere Otuedo)

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)
10:00 – Women’s Freestyle 57 kg 1/8 Finals – Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye (NGR) vs Chaimaa Fouzia Aouissi (ALG)

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
10:10 – Women’s 4x100m Relay Round 1
10:35 – Men’s 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
11:00 – Men’s 800m Repechage Round – Edose Ibadin
18:00 – Women’s Long Jump Final – Ruth Usoro, Ese Brume, Prestina Oluchi Ochonogor

WEIGHTLIFTING (Paris Expo Porte de Versailles)
14:00 – Women`s 59 kg – Rafiatu Folashade Lawal

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 12 Paris 2024

9:15 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Tobi Amusan
10:55 – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Edose Ibadin
18:35 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final – Ezekiel Nathaniel
19:02 – Men’s 200m Semi-Final – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike
19:45 – Women’s 400m Semi-Final – Ella Onojuvwevwo

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)
10:00 – Women’s 53kg 1/8 final – Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya vs. Khulan Batkhuyag

CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)
12:26 – Women’s Keirin, First Round – Ese Ukpeseraye

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)
20:30 – Basketball Women’s Quarterfinal – Nigeria vs. United States

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 11 Paris 2024

CANOE SPRINT (Stade d’eau vive Vaires-sur-Marne)
10:00 – Women’s Canoe Double 500m Heats – Ayomide Powei Bello, Beauty Akinaere Otuedo

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
9:05 – Men’s Javelin Throw qualification – Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi
10:15 – Women’s Long Jump qualification – Ruth Usoro, Ese Brume, Prestina Ochonogor
10:20 – Women’s 400m repechage round – Ella Onojuvwevwo
11:30 – Men’s 200m repechage round – Udodi Onwuzurike
18:35 – Men’s 400m semifinal – Samuel Ogazi
20:40 – Women’s 200m final – Favour Ofili

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena)
17:15 – Wrestling – Blessing Oborodudu (Bronze medal match)

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 10 Paris 2024

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
09:05 – Men’s 400m Hurdles heats – Ezekiel Nathaniel
10:20 – Men’s 400m Repechage – Chidi Okezie
10:55 – Women’s 400m heats – Ella Onojuvwevwo, Esther Elo Joseph
18:55 – Men’s 200m heats – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena)
14:00 – Women’s Freestyle 68kg 1/8 Final – Linda Morais (CAN) vs. Blessing Oborududu (NGR)

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 9 Paris 2024

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
09:55 – Women’s 200m heats – Favour Ofili
18:05 – Men’s 400m heats – Chidi Okezie, Samuel Ogazi
19:05 – Men’s 100m Semi-Final – Kayinsola Ajayi, Favour Ashe

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)
12:30 – Women’s Group Phase – Group B – Canada vs. Nigeria

CYCLING (Trocadéro)
13:00 – Women’s Road Race – Ese Ukpeseraye

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 8 Paris 2024

SWIMMING (Olympic Aquatics Centre)
10:00 – Women’s 50m freestyle – Adaku Nwandu

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
10:55 – Men’s 100m Round 1 – Favour Ashe, Kanyinsola Ajayi
18:35 – Men’s Shot Put final – Chukwuebuka Enekwechi
18:50 – Women’s 100m semifinal – Rosemary Chukwuma

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Today Day 7 Paris 2024

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
09:15 – Women`s High Jump Qualification – Temitope Simbiat Adeshina
10:50 – Women’s 100m Round 1 – Rosemary Chukwuma, Tima Godbless
17:55 – Women’s Discus Throw Qualification Group A – Ashley Anumba
18:10 – 4 x 400m Relay Mixed Round 1 – Nigeria
19:10 – Men’s Shot Put Qualification – Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi
19:20 – Women’s Discus Throw Qualification Group B – Chioma Onyekwere, Obiageri Pamela Amaechi

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 6 Paris 2024

SWIMMING (Olympic Aquatics Centre)
10:18 – Men’s 50m Freestyle heats – Tobi Sijuade

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)
16:15 – Women’s Group B – France vs Nigeria

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 5 Paris 2024

FOOTBALL (La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes)
16:00 – Women’s Group C – Japan vs Nigeria

BADMINTON (La Chapelle Arena Court 2)
18:30 – Men Singles Group Stage – Li Shi Feng (CHN) vs Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (NGR)

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 4 Paris 2024

TABLE TENNIS (South Paris Arena 4)
9:00 – Women’s Singles Tennis – Fatimo Bello (NGR) vs. Jia Nan Yuan (FRA)

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille)
10:00 – Women’s Event – Nigeria vs Australia

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 3 Paris 2024

TABLE TENNIS (South Paris Arena 4)
9:00 – Women’s Singles Tennis – Fatimo Bello (NGR) vs. Jia Nan Yuan (FRA)

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Lille)
10:00 – Women’s Event – Nigeria vs Australia

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 2 Paris 2024

BOXING (Arena Paris Nord)
10:48 – Preliminaries Round of 16 – Olaitan Adam Olaore (NGR) vs Aibeck Oralbay (KAZ)

FOOTBALL (La Beaujoire Stadium, Nantes)
18:00 – Women’s Group C – Spain vs Nigeria

TABLE TENNIS (South Paris Arena 4)
21:00 – Women’s Singles Tennis – Offiong Edem (NGR) vs Bruna Takahashi (BRA)

Team Nigeria's Olympic Schedule for Day 1 Paris 2024

TABLE TENNIS (South Paris Arena 4)
19:00 – Men’s Singles Round of 64 – Olajide Omotayo (NGR) vs Noshad Alamiyan (IRI)
21:15 – Men’s Singles Round of 64 – Eduard Ionescu (ROU) vs Quadri Aruna (NGR)

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The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie representing Nigeria had initially qualified for the final of men's 4x400-meter, finishing 2nd in heat 2 with a Season's Best of 2:59.81. France won the race in 2:59.53, with Belgium taking the 3rd automatic spot in 2:59.84 in the 4×,400-meter final.

Why was Nigeria disqualified from the 4×400-meter Olympic final?

Team Nigeria was disqualified from the race because of lane encroachment by the anchor-legged man Emmanuel Ojeli, their position have been given to South Africa.

In other news, another medal hopeful, Tobi Amusan also missed out on a spot in the final of the 100-meter Hurdles as she finished in third position with a time of 12.55 seconds.

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The 21-year-old achieved this feat on Thursday, August 8, 2024, making history against all odds among some of the best athletes on the track to become the fifth fastest man in the 200 meters. Letsile Tebogo, who won bronze at the worlds last year and set a national record of 9.86 when finishing sixth in the Paris 100m final.

Bednarek chased him all the way to take a second successive silver in 19.62 seconds, with Lyles, hoping to become the first American to complete the sprint double since Carl Lewis 40 years ago, third in 19.67.

After the race Lyles, who has battled asthma, sat on the track winded and received medical treatment. Medical personnel wheeled Noah Lyles down a hallway deep beneath the stands at Stade de France.

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The race promises to put everyone on the edge of their seats as eight nations converge on the track for a battle of speed, skill, and synchronization. With gold medals, national pride, and bragging rights hanging in the balance, the likes of the United States, Great Britain, and Japan will face off in a thrilling showdown.

A major surprise in the 4x100-meter men's relay is the absence of the Jamaican team, which will not be in the finals for the first time in 20 years. The final will go down at the Stade de France on Friday, August 9, 2024.

The Jamaican squad, featuring 100-meter silver medalist Kishane Thompson, failed in both the second and third baton handovers, losing the momentum needed to qualify. They only managed to finish fourth in their heat, which was not enough to qualify for the final.

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This makes Team USA the huge favorite for the gold medal. They won their heat and have qualified as the fastest team, finishing almost half a second ahead of everyone else. Noah Lyles, who runs in the 200-meter final later in the day, was rested for the heats and will almost certainly come into the squad for the final.

The US will also be looking to break a jinx of winning a medal in the relay for the first time in 20 years. They won a medal in this event when they took silver in Athens back in 2004.

Who are the countries in the final of the Men’s 4x100-metre?

USA, Great Britain, South Africa, Japan, Italy, China, France, Canada

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Arguably one of the biggest and highly anticipated basketball games at the 2024 Olympics, Nigeria vs USA, is set to be played today, Wednesday, August 7, 2024. It has stirred numerous reactions on social media with legends like Dwyane Wade praising the efforts of D'Tigress so far in the Olympics.

Nigeria vs USA Olympic Games 2024 Basketball details

The upcoming Nigeria vs. USA women’s basketball game at the 2024 Paris Olympics is generating a lot of excitement. Here’s a quick analysis:

Team USA

• Strengths: Known for their depth, experience, and exceptional skill, Team USA boasts a formidable lineup. With stars like Breanna Stewart and A’ja Wilson, they excel both offensively and defensively.
• Key Players: Breanna Stewart, A’ja Wilson, and Jewell Loyd are expected to be pivotal in leading the team.
• Strategy: Team USA is likely to emphasize a fast-paced game and strong defence to control the court.

Nigeria

• Strengths: Nigeria has made notable strides in recent years, showing both improvement and resilience. Their squad features a blend of seasoned players and emerging talents capable of surprising opponents.
• Key Players: Ezinne Kalu and Ifunanya Ibekwe will be key to Nigeria’s performance.
• Strategy: Nigeria will need to leverage their speed and agility to disrupt Team USA’s flow and create scoring opportunities.

Where to watch the Nigeria vs USA basketball game

The Nigeria vs USA basketball match at the Olympics will be available for viewing on the official YouTube channel of the basketball federation, FIBA.

It would also be available for viewing on the popular pay-TV service DSTV as well.

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Nigerians will be hoping for a better outing after the disappointing results from Favour Ofili and Blessing Oburududu in the 200-meter and wrestling events. One of Team Nigeria hopes of winning a medal, Tobi Amusan will be the first to take center stage as she competes in the 100-meter Hurdles event at the Stade de France.

There are also a couple of semi-final events for Nigeria on the tracks, Ezekiel Nathaniel will partake in the 400-meter Hurdles, Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike will be in the 200-meter semi-final and Ella Onojuvwevwo will participate in the 400-meter semi-final event.

The biggest showdown are D'Tigress they will be facing the USA Women's basketball team in the last event of the day.

Olympics Paris 2024: Here is a full schedule of Nigeria's events on Day 12

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)

9:15 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Tobi Amusan

10:55 – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Edose Ibadin

18:35 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final – Ezekiel Nathaniel

19:02 – Men’s 200m Semi-Final – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

19:45 – Women’s 400m Semi-Final – Ella Onojuvwevwo

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)

10:00 – Women’s 53kg 1/8 final – Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya vs. Khulan Batkhuyag

CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)

12:26 – Women’s Keirin, First Round – Ese Ukpeseraye

BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)

20:30 – Basketball Women’s Quarterfinal – Nigeria vs. United States

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Favour Ofili came into the final race of the Olympics with hope from alot of Nigerians lying on her shoulders following her impressive run in the heat and also in the semi-finals where she came in second place. The 21-year-old posted her official X account some minutes after the race to express her disappointment of not winning a medal at the 200-meter but was able to maintain a level of positivity.

She said,

"Gods will not mine. It's been a hard one coming. Tried to be mentally ready regardless of the shocking news I took few days back. I gave it my all from lane 9."

Ofili still has a chance of winning a medal when she takes her spot with the rest of her team in the 4x100m relay which will be going down towards the end of the games.

Recall that Favour Ofili was hit the disappointing news earlier in the games when she released that she was not registered for the 100-meter event. She has blamed the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria for the error but had to shift attention to prepare for the 200-meter.

There is no news yet from the parties involved concerning why she was not left of the 100-meter dash.

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On Tuesday, August 6, 2024, Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, made history when she became the first athlete to win a medal for the USA in hammer throw after she received a silver medal for her effort in the event.

Annette Nneka Echikunwoke however did not represent the USA from the get-go and at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan as it was revealed that she had been slated to represent Nigeria instead.

Questions as to why Annette won the medal with USA and not Nigeria have been raised and here is why the silver medalist at the Olympics 2024 hammer throw event opted for The States instead of Team Nigeria.

Why did Annette Nneka Echikunwoke leave Nigeria for the USA?

Annette Nneka Echikunwoke faced a devastating disqualification at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Initially chosen to represent Nigeria, her parent's home country, in the hammer throw, she was disqualified just two days before her event due to administrative errors by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN).

The AFN failed to submit the required drug testing documentation for Echikunwoke and nine other Nigerian athletes, making them ineligible. This mistake was especially heartbreaking for Echikunwoke as it happened on her birthday, July 29, 2021. She expressed her deep disappointment on social media, highlighting the hard work and sacrifices she had made in preparation for the Olympics.

Despite this setback, Echikunwoke's determination endured. She later switched her allegiance to the United States and made an incredible comeback by winning a silver medal in the hammer throw at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This has raised more questions than answers for the Athletic Federation of Nigeria as a repeat where Favour Ofili was not duly registered for the 100m event at the Olympics 2024 was confirmed.

Questions about the competence of the federation have continued to surface and many believe this could discourage other top athletes from opting for the option to represent the country at future events.

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In his Olympic debut, Samuel Ogazi has put Nigeria back on the map by qualifying for the men's 400m finals marking the first time in 36 years, since the legendary Innocent Egbunike, that a Nigerian has reached this stage.

The 18-year-old delivered the performance of his life in a highly competitive semifinal, setting a new Personal Best (PB) of 44.41 seconds to secure third place and his spot in the final. This achievement makes Ogazi the first Nigerian 400m runner to reach an Olympic final since Egbunike did so at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Ogazi has shown impressive talent for Nigeria this season, consistently demonstrating his potential as a future star with his rapid progression. He moved to the United States in January on a student-athlete scholarship at the University of Alabama and quickly made his mark on the collegiate outdoor circuit.

He surprised many by winning the NCAA silver medal, and then went on to earn a bronze medal at the African Championships. After that, he competed in a series of professional races in Europe to fine-tune his preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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After the completion of the long jump qualification event on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Olympics, Team Nigeria demonstrated outstanding performance with all three of their representatives successfully qualifying for the finals.

This remarkable achievement sets Team Nigeria apart and showcases the exceptional talent and skill of their athletes on the global stage.

This would be the first time Team Nigeria will have three out of the 12 finalists in the long jump event at the Olympic Games 2024.

One of the standout qualifiers is Tara Davis-Woodhall, who earned her place with an impressive jump of 7.00 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials

The finalists for Team Nigeria are:

• Ese Brume - 6.76m
• Ruth Usoro - 6.68m
• Prestina Ochonogor - 6.65m

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Nigeria will have representatives participate in the Long Jump event, medal hopeful, Ese Brume will be in action today hoping to better her outing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. Ella Onojuvwevwo will have another shot for a chance to qualify for the 400-meter semi-final while Udodi Onwuzurike will have another shot in the 200-meter at the Repechage round.

Blessing Oburududu could bring home Nigeria's first medal when she takes fights in her bronze match at 5:15 PM, Nigerian time. Favour Ofili will also be hoping to finish in a medal place when she partakes in the final of the 200-meter events.

Paris 2024: Here is a full schedule of Nigeria's events on Day 11

CANOE SPRINT (Stade d’eau vive Vaires-sur-Marne)

10:00 – Women’s Canoe Double 500m Heats – Ayomide Powei Bello, Beauty Akinaere Otuedo

Read Also: Favour Ofili qualifies for Paris 2024 200-meter event

ATHLETICS (Stade de France)

9:05 – Men’s Javelin Throw qualification – Chinecherem Prosper Nnamdi

10:15 – Women’s Long Jump qualification – Ruth Usoro, Ese Brume, Prestina Ochonogor

10:20 – Women’s 400m repechage round – Ella Onojuvwevwo

11:30 – Men’s 200m repechage round – Udodi Onwuzurike

18:35 – Men’s 400m semifinal – Samuel Ogazi

20:40 – Women’s 200m final – Favour Ofili

WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena)

17:15 – Wrestling – Blessing Oborodudu (Bronze medal match

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