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Nigeria’s Mixed 4x400m team excited by African Record set at Olympics debut in Tokyo
Joel Ajayi
Although they would have been hoping to at least make the final of their event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, Nigeria’s Mixed 4x400m quartet comprising Emmanuel Ojeli, Imaobong Nse Uko, Samson Nathaniel and Patience Okon-George will leave the competition with their heads held high after storming to a new African Record of 3:13.60 to finish 5th in their semi final race.
Speaking after the race, Okon-George revealed that the squad is consoled by the African Record they set while competing at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
She said, “The last race we ran back in June was 3:14.09 and the 3:13.60 we ran today is good. We are happy with the new African Record. It was not easy running with 43second runners on the anchor leg. Now that we haven’t made it to the final, I’m just going to be focused and get ready for the 400m. I think I’m good to go”.
Teammate Emmanuel Ojeli also revelled in the fact that the quartet made history by becoming the first African team to qualify for and compete at the Olympics.
“We have been trying so hard to qualify in the 4x400m men and women so when we heard that the Mixed Relays was going to hold, we just needed to put ourselves together to qualify for the event. We are the first African team to qualify for the event at the Olympics and ran an African Record as well”, he said.
The quartet will now set their sights towards qualifying for next year’s World Championships in Oregon.
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AFCON: Lawal Signs Off in Style With a Goal
There is no denying the fact that Salim Fago Lawal, former Flying Eagles striker is in a terrific form in Europe after scoring another goal for NK Istra against Rijeka in Croatian elite league game played on Sunday,
The pacy striker, who is very deadly inside the box, pounced like a predactor after the goalkeeper failed to punch the ball to safety, as he displayed great striker’s instinct, beating the defender to the ball, before slotting the ball into the net in the 5th minute.
Rijeka proved to be hard nut to crack as the lead only lasted for four minutes for parity to be restored.
Nevertheless, it was NK Istra, being the home team, that showed more purpose and determination, with Lawal lurking around the opponents’ vital area in search of another goal before the weather became terribly bad and the game had to be abandoned due to fog in the first half.
Irrespective of the game being abandoned, the former Mavlon Fc attacker signed out in style with his seventh goal of the season and his focus shifted to the Super Eagles camp in Egypt, where he is among the 28- man squad listed for the African football fiesta.
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