Olympics Day Seven: Enekwechi to compete as athletics begins for Team Nigeria

Team Nigeria will begin its quest for medals in athletics at the 2024 Paris Olympics. 

Nigeria have managed only a single victory across all the events that the contingents have participated in at the Games.

The results have been uninspiring, with the Super Falcons crashing out of women’s football after losing all their matches, all table tennis representatives losing their first games, and badminton and boxing suffering the same fate.

But the country will be hoping for more impressive performances when its athletes take to the purple track and green field of the Stade de France on Friday.

Temitope Adeshina will commence the action in women’s high jump qualification by 9:15 am.

Then Ashley Anumba takes to the field later for the women’s discus throw Group A qualification by 5:15 pm.

Team Nigeria’s 4×400 mixed relay team compete by 6:10 pm. Nigeria will be participating in heat two alongside Great Britain, Italy and Germany.

Up next would be Chukwuebuka Enekwechi for the men’s shot put qualification by 7:10 pm. The 2024 African Games gold medalist can get into consecutive Olympic finals after making it to the last eight at the last Games in Tokyo.

The duo of Chioma Onyekwere and Obiageri Amaechi concludes Team Nigeria’s activities for the day with participation in the women’s discus throw Group B.

BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR TEAM NIGERIA FOR DAY SEVEN

Athletics

Temitope Adeshina

Women’s high jump qualification

9:15 am

Ashley Anumba

Women’s discus throw Group A qualification

5:15 pm

Nigeria’s mixed 4×400 relay team

Heat 2 of Round 1

6:10 pm

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi

Men’s shot put qualification

7:10 pm

Chioma Onyekwere and Obiageri Amaechi

Women’s discus throw Group B

7:20 pm