Nigeria Men’s 4x400m relay team have qualified for Paris 2024 Olympic after placing second in Heat 2 at the world athletics relays in Bahamas on Saturday.

Competing in heat 2, the quartet of Chidi Okezie, Dubem Nwachukwu, Dubem Amene and Sikiru Adeyemi finished second in a time of 3:01.70.

The result means the team picked one of the two automatic spot for the Olympics.

Belgium won the race in a time of 3:00.09 while Jamaica had a time of 3:02.46 to place third.

Also, Nigeria’s mixed relay team clinched automatic qualification for the games after finishing second in Heat 2 of their event.

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The quartet of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuwevwo, Chidi Okezie and Esther Elo Joseph finished the race in a time of 3:13.79.

The United States won the race in a time
of 3:11.52.

Meanwhile, Justina Eyakpobeyan, Favour

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