Consider Ekanem and Alaba Akintola both safely made it into the semifinals of men’s 200m, with both athletes booking automatic spots from their heats.
Ekanem finished second in his heat clocking 20.94 seconds.
Alaba also finished second in his own heat, crossing the line in a time of 21.08 seconds.
Meanwhile, three Nigerians have qualified for the semi-finals of women’s 200m.
The three athletes are Chisom Onyebuchi, Olayinka Olajide, and Moforehan Abinusawa.
The trio will return later in the evening today (Thursday.
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