Nigeria failed to make it to the final of the 4x100m relays at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games on Thursday.
The men’s 4×100 quartet of Favour Ashe, Kanyinsola Ajayi, Alaba Akintola and Usheoritse Itsekiri finished 7th in heat 1.
The quartet ran a season’s best time of 38.20s.
USA won the race in a time of 37.47s, while South Africa finished second with a time of 37.94s.
The women’s 4×100 team also failed to make it to the final.
The quartet of Justina Eyakpobeyan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Tima Godbless finished 6th in heat 2 .
They ran a season’s best time of 42.70s.
Nigeria’s Edose Ibadin missed out on a place in the semifinals of men’s 800m.
The Nigerian record holder finished 7th in his Repechage heat with a time of 1:49.09, and won’t progress to the next round.
