Paris 2024: Team Nigeria Guide on Day 2 Athletics, How To Watch, What To Expect, and Overview

Chioma Onyekwere and Obiageri Amaechi won gold and bronze medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Paris 2024: Team Nigeria Guide on Day 2 Athletics, How To Watch, What To Expect, and Overview

Funmilayo Fameso 02:07 - 02.08.2024

Daily guide and all to know on Team Nigeria athletes participating on Day 2 of athletics at Paris 2024 Olympics.

Track and Field will have it's main activities kick off at Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday, August 2nd, with some Team Nigeria athletes competing in various events.

Here's a concise guide on all Nigerian athletes participating, how to watch them, and what to expect at the end of the day's activities.

Team Nigeria Day 2 Guide

Event

Women's high jump qualification

Athlete competing

Temitope Adesina

Time and where to watch - 9:15 am, SuperSport

What to expect

Adesina needs to soar over the automatic qualifying mark of 1.97m to make the final. This means matching or surpassing her National Record (NR), which is the same height, or at least jumping a mark good enough to finish in the top 12 qualifying heights.

Temitope Adeshina is a student athlete at Texas Tech University

Event

Women's 100m Heats

Athletes competing

Rosemary Chukwuma

Tima Godbless

Favour Ofili (if entered)

Time and where to watch - 10:50 am, SuperSport

What to expect

If their able to replicate their Season's Best (SB) performances, all 'three' should make the semifinals. The top three automatically qualify from each heat

Event

Women's Discus throw qualification A

Athlete competing

Ashley Anumba

Time and where to watch - 5:55 pm, SuperSport

What to expect

The automatic standard for qualification is 64.00m. This means Anumba will have to smash her Personal Best (PB) of 61.98m to achieve this or at least be among the 12 best performers to advance to the final.

Event

Mixed 4x400m Heats

Athlete competing

Dubem Nwachukwu

Patience George

Sikiru Adeyemi

Omolara Ogunmakinju

NOTE: This list is subject to change.

Time and where to watch - 6:10 pm, SuperSport

What to expect

Team Nigeria has been drawn in Heat 2 against Europe's power houses Italy, Great Britain, Netherlands, and Ireland. Only the first 3 will automatically qualify for the final and the next 2 fastest countries from all heats.

The Nigerian mixed relay team of Sikiru Adeyemi, Omolara Ogunmakinju, Patience George, and Ifeanyi Ojeli

Event

Women's high jump qualification

Athletes competing

Chioma Onyekwere

Obiageri Amaechi

Time and where to watch - 7:20 pm, SuperSport

What to expect

Both athletes also have to to match or surpass the 64.00m qualifying mark or at least be among the 12 best performers to advance to the final.

Obiageri Amaechi and Chioma Onyekwere won medals at the 2024 African Games in Ghana
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