The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie representing Nigeria had initially qualified for the final of men’s 4×400-meter, finishing 2nd in heat 2 with a Season’s Best of 2:59.81. France won the race in 2:59.53, with Belgium taking the 3rd automatic spot in 2:59.84 in the 4×,400-meter final.
Why was Nigeria disqualified from the 4×400-meter Olympic final?
Team Nigeria was disqualified from the race because of lane encroachment by the anchor-legged man Emmanuel Ojeli, their position have been given to South Africa.
In other news, another medal hopeful, Tobi Amusan also missed out on a spot in the final of the 100-meter Hurdles as she finished in third position with a time of 12.55 seconds.
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