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The mixed 4x400m relay team finished as Nigeria's highest-placed squad at the World Relays, and were rewarded with a mouth-watering cash prize.
Another special performance by Chidi Okezie's inspired mixed 4x400m squad of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, and Esther Joseph saw them blaze to a new African Record (AR) and cash prize reward of $8000 (N11,144,000) at the World Relays.
The brilliant team blazed to a blistering AR of 3:12.87 to finish fourth in the final as the USA led with a new Championship Record of 3:10.73.
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By doing this, Nigeria lowered their previous AR of 3:13.26 clocked by a different quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Patience George, Sikiru Adeyemi, and Omolara Ogunmakinju, set to win the African Games title in Ghana.
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06:36 - 05.05.2024
World Relays Day 1 Recap: Okezie's heroics fires Nigeria's 4x400m squads to Olympic qualifications as 4x100m teams fall short
Review of Team Nigeria on Day 1 of the World Relays in the Bahamas, led by an inspiring Chidi Okezie.
The Netherlands anchored by the iconic Femke Bol won the silver medal in a Season's Best (SB) of 3:11.45, while a jaw-dropping second-leg performance from Rhasidat Adeleke made a difference as Ireland secured the bronze medal in a National Record (NR) of 3:11.53.
By punching their Paris Olympics ticket and being fourth-place finish, Nigeria earned the cash prize of $8000, which will be shared amongst the athletes.
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03:15 - 06.05.2024
World Relays: Tears of joy for Team Nigeria as the men's and women's 4x100m relay squads punch Paris Olympic tickets
Team Nigeria added two more Paris Olympic qualifications in the men and 4x100m events at the World Relays in Bahamas.
The mixed 4x400m relay team finished as Nigeria's highest-placed squad at the end of the World Relays.
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