Amusan, Nigeria’s athletics medal hope, finishes below qualification range at Olympics
World record-holder Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Friday failed to fulfill her promise of a medal as she finished below the qualification range at the Paris Olympic Games.
Amusan who has been Team Nigeria’s brightest hope for a medal, especially in the face of several losses in the contigent’s Paris 2024 adventure, finished third in her race.
She ran a time of 12.55 seconds from lane 6 of semi-final 1, out of contention for qualification from the heat.
Stark Grace of the U.S won their heat with a time of 12.39 seconds, while Devynne Charlton of Bahamas finished second with 12.50, thus leaving Amusan in need of divine grace.
The Nigerian who holds the world record of 12.12 seconds, set in Eugene in the U.S in July of 2022, then failed to qualify as one of the next fastest.
She placed ninth overall, a place below the qualification line, and out of Saturday’s final.
(NAN)
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