Nigeria’s Men’s 4x400m relay team has been disqualified from the ongoing Paris Olympics games.
The team which had kept Nigeria’s hope of winning a medal at the tournament alive, got kicked out after the referee reported a lane violation in the semifinal [TR17.2.3].
With a time record of 2:59.81, team Nigeria’s quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie finished 2nd in the semifinal heat and were hopeful of participating in Saturday’s final.
The development comes after Tobi Amusan, crashed out of the tournament after placing third in the overall Semi-finals of women 100m hurdle.
The current world champion and world record holder came behind United States’ Alayasha Johnson, who had a record of 12:39 seconds and Bahmas’ Devynne Charlton with a record of 12:50 seconds.
Nigeria is yet to win a medal at the Olympics which will end on Sunday. (Daily Trust)
