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Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team out despite setting new record
Nigeria’s mixed 4×400 relay team did not qualify for the finals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the athletics event.
The Nigerian team, consisting of Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ojeli, and Patience Okon-George competed in lane 5 of the second semifinal heat.
They finished fourth with a new national record time of 3:11.99 but it was not enough to see them through to the final.
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The Netherlands and Italy secured second and third places with times of 3:10.81 and 3:11.59, respectively.
In the first semi-final heat, the United States broke their own world record in the 4×400 mixed relay, finishing in 3 minutes and 7.41 seconds.
The team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon, and Kaylyn Brown surpassed their previous best of 3:08.80, set when the US won gold at the World Championships in Budapest last year.
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