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From the qualification standard released by the World Athletics, here are five Nigerian athletes that have qualified for the World Indoor Championships.
The World Athletics governing council has released the qualification system and standard for the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.
This qualification system includes the qualifying standards of each event, and means of participation at the three-day championships, taking place from Friday, March 1st to Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 at the Emirates Arena.
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World Athletics has stated that athletes competing in individual events can qualify in several ways:
- by achieving the entry standard
- by World Indoor Tour wild card for overall event winners in the 2023 and 2024 World Indoor Tours
- by virtue of their position in the world rankings (to complete, where necessary, the target number of athletes in each event).
Here are five Nigerian athletes that have qualified so far by entry standards.
Tobi Amusan (60m Hurdles)
The world 100mH champion surpassed the outdoor qualifying mark of 12.80s when she ran 12.59s to finish second behind former world champion Nia Ali at the Tom Jones Invitational.
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20:36 - 15.04.2023
Tobi Amusan finishes second behind Nia Ali at Tom Jones Invitational
Nia Ali ran a very good tactical race to hold off Tobi Amusan, kicking off her 2023 season in style at the Tom Jones Invitational.
Though she didn't compete in the indoor season, where she could have hit the 60m Hurdles qualifying mark of 8.02s, her outdoor time ensures her qualification.
Rosemary Chukwuma (women's 60m)
The Texas Tech University standout athlete was the first Nigerian to punch her ticket after blazing to a time of 7.09s earlier in the season, which surpassed the standard of 7.19s.
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00:24 - 15.01.2023
ATHLETICS Rosemary Chukwuma dashes to world No. 1 time in 2023
Rosemary Chukwuma ran 60m world-leading time, which also stands as a Personal Best and School Record.
Favour Ofili (women's 60m)
Louisiana State University speedster Ofili ran a Personal Best (PB) of 7.14s in the 60m to qualify for the championships.
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03:26 - 11.02.2023
NCAA Personal Bests club! Ofili and Brume improve 60m PBs at Tyson Invitational
LSU's Favour Ofili and Godson Brume raced to new 60m lifetime bests in Fayetteville, achieving a new milestone in school history.
Favour Ashe
Nigeria's fastest man Ashe's PB of 6.51s clocked in his semifinal race at the NCAA Indoor Championships, smashed the qualifying standard of 6.58s.
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04:14 - 11.03.2023
NCAA Ashe equals his PB, advances fastest to the 60m final of the NCAA Indoor Championships
Nigeria will have just one representative in the men's 60m final of the NCAA Indoor Championships, after Favour Ashe easily qualified but Alaba Akintola and Godson Brume couldn't make it through.
Ezekiel Nathaniel
A college student at Baylor University, the sophomore student obliterated his lifetime best twice at the NCAA Indoor Championships, with his current PB of 45.69s, enough to exceed the standard of 45.90s.
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05:53 - 11.03.2023
NCAA Onwuzurike and Nathaniel obliterate PBs to reach NCAA Indoor Championships finals
The duo of Udodi Onwuzurike and Ezekiel Nathaniel produced record-breaking times to qualify for the 200m and 400m finals at the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Other athletes close to qualification
Ruth Usoro came short of the long jump qualifying mark of 6.89m with her brilliant PB of 6.87m in her debut appearance of the season. However, with the qualification window period still open, she has enough time to achieve it.
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04:20 - 28.01.2023
ATHLETICS Ruth Usoro soars to World Championships standard and No. 2 best jump in African history
The long and triple jumper is steadily rising through the ranks as one of Africa's best female jumpers in history.
Udodi Onwuzurike and Ese Brume are also sure candidates capable of qualifying. Onwuzurike missed the standard by 0.01s with his PB of 6.59s, while Brume, the world indoor silver medallist, will make her outdoor season count for her qualification.
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Here's the qualifying standard of all events and the qualification system.
Note: The qualification period is from January 1, 2023 - February 18, 2024.
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