Tobi Amusan in YabaTech to inspire Team Nigeria to victory against Ghana and others

Patience George and Imaobong Uko

Tobi Amusan in YabaTech to inspire Team Nigeria to victory against Ghana and others

Funmilayo Fameso 22:45 - 13.07.2023

Nigeria's best relay teams will face some of Africa's best relay teams for World Championships spots at Yabatech Sports Center.

The final leg of the Lagos Athletics Series will feature Nigeria's best runners face Ghana and some of the best relay teams in West Africa as they gun for World Championships tickets on Friday, July 14th at Yabatech Sports Complex.

Three of Nigeria's relay teams will be gunning to improve on their Season's Best (SB) performances at the Region II Championships in Togo and importantly secure their relay spots in Budapest.

The men's 4x100m team clocked an SB of 38.73s to win the event in Lome. However, they will need to run below 38.3s in order to be guaranteed a spot in Budapest.

Team Nigeria's men's 4x100m quartet of Udodi Onwuzurike, Seye Ogunlewe, Usheoritse Itsekiri, and Alaba Akintola (L-R)

Likewise, the women's 4x400m relay squad will be running for a top 16 spot by going lower than their SB of 3:29.09 clocked in Togo.

Nigeria is 17th on the qualified list and have to run faster than Botswana's 3:28.79.

Team Nigeria's quartet of Omolara Ogunmakinju, Queen Usunobun, Patience Okon-George, and Imaobong Uko

Finally, the men's 4x400m will be charging for their first World Championships qualification in over a decade by running faster than their SB of 3:02.91.

The time is the fastest by a Nigerian quartet since July 2012, and they can even push lower to 3:01 range for a secured spot.

Team Nigeria's quartet of Dubem Nwachukwu, Samuel Ogazi, Ezekiel Nathaniel, and Chidi Okezie (L-R)

Meanwhile, World Record holder Tobi Amusan and Commonwealth Games record holder Ese Brume are scheduled to be at the stadium.

Other countries that will be competing are Togo and Benin.

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