Nigeria sprint sensation, Samuel Ogazi, will compete at the final of the men’s 400m at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Ogazi, 19, running in the third semi-final, clinched third place with an impressive time of 44.41 seconds, earning him a spot in the final and setting a new personal best.
The semi-final race was dominated by Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain, who won with a time of 44.07 seconds, while Michael Norman of the USA secured second place with a time of 44.26 seconds.
The University of Alabama undergraduate already the 200m and 400m titles at the 2023 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics in Ndola, Zambia to his name
He also bagged gold in both the 200m and 400m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, and set a new games record with his Nigerian team in the mixed 4x100m relay.
