Appears Tobi Amusan is now the one practical medal hope as one other day glided by with disappointing outcomes for Group Nigeria in Paris.
Following the euphoria and feel-good issue the wonderful run of D’Tigress had given to Nigeria on the Video games, an excellent alternative to cap that with a medal offered itself when the nation’s 3 representatives lined up for the Ladies’s Lengthy Bounce Last with excessive hopes of a potential podium end. However these goals had been rapidly extinguished when Ruth Usoro and Prestina Ochonogor had been eradicated after the primary 3 makes an attempt and Ese Brume simply managed to squeeze into the Last spherical along with her final bounce of 6.70metres. That proved to be one of the best general of her 6 makes an attempt and was solely ok for fifth place.
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Earlier within the day, each the Males and Ladies’s 4 by 100m relay groups had did not progress into the ultimate ending sixth and seventh of their respective Semi-Finals Heats.
A creditable point out for Rafiatu Lawal within the 59kg Ladies’s Weightlifting division who positioned a good fifth place in a really robust area stuffed with established stars of the occasion with a mixed 230kg elevate within the Snatch-100kg, and Clear and Jerk-130kg. Her efficiency reveals quite a lot of promise for the longer term.
So all eyes and hopes relaxation on Tobi Amusan as she spikes up for the Semi- Finals of the 100metre hurdles by 10.05 am Nigerian time.
Nigeria nonetheless has hopes in Wrestling and Weightlifting occasions because the Video games wind down however Tobi-Specific seems to be the most certainly supply for a Medal on the Video games. Nothing is assured although. It’s a very robust area and the World File Holder is presently ranked fifth within the standings.
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If she qualifies for the Last as anticipated, the race will come up on the final Athletics session on Saturday evening, which heralds the tip of the Olympics
Possibly an underwhelming Olympics for Group Nigeria should still find yourself on a excessive in Paris…
By Deji Omotoyinbo, in Paris
