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Heartbreak for Nigeria as the women's 4x400m team have missed out on qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games.
The Nigerian women's 4x400m squad will not be participating at the Paris Olympic Games despite blazing to the GOLD medal at the African Championships in Douala.
Comprising of the quartet of Ella Onojuvwevwo, Patience Okon, Esther Elo Joseph, and Omolara Ogunmakinju, they clocked a time of 3:27.31 to reclaim their championship title lost to South Africa two years ago in Mauritius.
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Despite their outright victory against fierce rivals Botswana and Zambia, they won't be participating in Paris as they needed to run faster than Cuba's 3:26.08, currently occupying the last qualifying spot on the world list at 16th.
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19:48 - 23.06.2024
African Championships: Ese Brume wins Nigeria's third GOLD as 400m sensations Ogazi and Joseph cop bronze medals
Jump queen Ese Brume led Team Nigeria's scoop of medals on Day 3 at the African Championships.
Nigeria is now out of two relay events at the Olympics, so will depend on the mixed 4x400m, women's 4x100m, and men's 4x400m to win a medal in Paris.
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