Friday, July 10, 2026

Divine Oduduru fails to make men’s 200m final

Divine fell short of qualifying for 200m finals after coming third with a 20.16s return in the semifinals

• August 3, 2021
Divine Oduduru
Divine Oduduru

Nigeria medal hopeful Divine Oduduru has unfortunately failed to qualify for the men’s 200m finals, after coming third in semi-final heat 1.

Oduduru, who finished second position during the first round to qualify for the semifinals, lost his chance of competing in the final heat event in Tokyo, as he returned a time of 20.16s.

17-year-old American Erriyon Knighton came first after completing the race in 20.02s while Rasheed Dwyer of Jamaica came second after completing in 20.13s.

Despite his obvious efforts to complete the race with outstanding timing at the beginning, the athlete approached the homestretch looking visibly exhausted.

The finalists will compete at the 200 meters finals on August 4, 2021 in Tokyo.

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Tsai Ing-Wen

World

Taiwan condemns China’s missile launch into Pacific Ocean

Taiwan urged the Chinese government to act responsibly to prevent further actions that threaten regional security.

Abuja

Tinubu govt will not release El-Rufai from detention until after 2027 elections: ADC

The ADC claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s government is deliberately keeping Mr El- Rufai in detention to weaken the opposition ahead of the 2027 elections.

Nigeria Oil and Gas Energy Week

Economy

NLNG urges commercialisation of stranded gas, PIA incentives

NLNG has called for the commercialisation of stranded gas resources, the development of interconnected infrastructure, and the full implementation of incentives under the PIA.

PDP, APC, NDC, ADC

Politics

ADC, APC, NDC, PDP face legal threat over exorbitant nomination fees

The Citizens Platform for Political Inclusion has issued pre-action notices to major political parties over exorbitant nomination and expression-of-interest fees.

Pauline Ojisua, Coordinator of the NYSC in Anambra, disclosed this while issuing Certificates of National Service to the successful corps members at the Ihiala LGA secretariat on Thursday

Education

Anambra: Five corps members get automatic employment, nine to repeat service

Nine National Youth Service Corps members in Anambra will repeat their service year for absconding from the mandatory exercise.

U.S. President Donald

World

Israeli intelligence reveals Iran’s fresh plot to assassinate Trump

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday cited sources familiar with the matter, saying that Iran has “hatched a fresh plot to kill Trump”.