Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel cruised into the final of men’s 400m hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Championships on Wednesday, reports Completesports.com.
Nathaniel stormed to victory in the second semi-final with a time of 47.47s.
The 22-year-old is the first Nigerian to make it to the final of the event at the World Championships since Henry Amike in 1987.
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Qatar’s Ismail Doudai Abakar came second second with a personal best of 47.61s, while Caleb Dean of the United States of America finished third in 47.85s.
The final of the men’s 400m hurdles will hold on Friday.
Meanwhile, , Udodi Onwuzuruike has qualified for the semi-finals in the men’s 200m event.
Onwuzuruike finished second in his heat with a time of 20.27s.
By Adeboye Amosu
