Chukwuma, seeded in Heat 5, secured a spot in the semifinals with a third-place finish
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While the duo sought to advance to the semifinals after a successful NCAA season, only Chukwuma pulled through. Chukwuma will return to the track for the semifinals, facing stiff competition in the “Semifinal of Death” alongside Sha’Carri Richardson, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Julien Alfred, and Gina Bass-Bittaye.Chukwuma, with a 10.88 personal best time, will be looking to cause an upset to make it to the final l.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
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