Expect improved relay teams at Lagos Invitational, Ogba tells Nigerians

The other three teams (men and women’s 4x400m and the mixed 4x400m relay) can pull a big surprise on Thursday (tomorrow).” Ogba, who is the vice president of Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC), added: “The same athletes who ran the men’s 4x100m relay on Sunday may still be the ones who will grab the ticket on Thursday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium.

“Our women 4x100m team is sure of the ticket and I am very sure the men’s 4x100m will join them on Thursday (tomorrow).

I am sure they will get the ticket.” At Invitational Relays held at YABATECH on Sunday, the women’s 4x100m team, led by Blessing Okagbare, further staked their claim to one of the available two slots in the event by moving one step up from 16th to 15th position following their 42.97seconds return.

Nigeria’s women’s 4x100m relay team is the only one that has provisionally qualified for the Olympics.

Nigeria’s men’s 4x100m has to run within the 38.46seconds, which is the time that has provisionally qualified Trinidad and Tobago for Tokyo..

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