Paris 2024: Ezekiel Nathaniel becomes third Nigerian to reach 400m Hurdles Olympic semifinals

The 21-year old secured his spot by finishing second in heat 4 with a time of 48.32s, earning an automatic qualification.

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He is the first Nigerian athlete to reach the semifinals of this event in 12 years, following in the footsteps of Amaechi Morton at London 2012 and the legendary Henry Amike at Los Angeles 1984.Ella Onojuvwevwo and Esther Elo-Joseph will return for the Repechage rounds on Tuesday, aiming to secure a place in the semifinals. Onojuvwevwo finished sixth in heat 3 of the women’s 400m, while Elo-Joseph finished seventh in her heat.

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