The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the result could only place the team in sixth position in the eight-team heat 2 of the competition’s first round.
Browsing: Grace Nwokocha.
Her qualification guarantees Team Nigeria a silver or gold medal in Tokyo Olympics.
Nwokocha ran a personal best of 22.47 seconds to finish third in Heat 1 of the event to gain one of the automatic tickets to the semi-finals.
The 21-year-old Nigerian had delighted his compatriots by storming into the event’s final earlier in the day to raise hopes for the much-awaited medal after series of disappointment for Team Nigeria.
The 21-year-old, who ran on lane 6 of heat 2 at the Olympic Stadium in the event’s first round, beat Femi Ogunode, who represented Qatar and came in at 10.02.
Okagbare who is the reigning Nigerian record holder in both the 100 meters and 200 meters finished first in her heat in 11.05 seconds to advance.
In a statement by Dare Esan, the Media Officer to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Team Nigeria’s competition will kick off from July 30.
The opening day of the Tokyo 2020 National Trials will see Okagbare competing in the 100m alongside one of the best kids on the track at the moment, Grace Nwokocha.
The Founder and CEO of MoCs, Bambo Akani, disclosed the figure on its media platform, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.