Nigerians will be hoping for a better outing after the disappointing results from Favour Ofili and Blessing Oburududu in the 200-meter and wrestling events. One of Team Nigeria hopes of winning a medal, Tobi Amusan will be the first to take center stage as she competes in the 100-meter Hurdles event at the Stade de France.
There are also a couple of semi-final events for Nigeria on the tracks, Ezekiel Nathaniel will partake in the 400-meter Hurdles, Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike will be in the 200-meter semi-final and Ella Onojuvwevwo will participate in the 400-meter semi-final event.
The biggest showdown are D’Tigress they will be facing the USA Women’s basketball team in the last event of the day.
Olympics Paris 2024: Here is a full schedule of Nigeria’s events on Day 12
ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
9:15 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Tobi Amusan
10:55 – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Edose Ibadin
18:35 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final – Ezekiel Nathaniel
19:02 – Men’s 200m Semi-Final – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike
19:45 – Women’s 400m Semi-Final – Ella Onojuvwevwo
WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)
10:00 – Women’s 53kg 1/8 final – Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya vs. Khulan Batkhuyag
CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)
12:26 – Women’s Keirin, First Round – Ese Ukpeseraye
BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)
20:30 – Basketball Women’s Quarterfinal – Nigeria vs. United States
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