Nigeria's
new kid on the block, Divine Ejowvokoghene Oduduru finished in 2nd
position behind Jamaican star athlete, Usain Bolt, to qualify for the
200m semi-finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (Photo)
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Nigeria's Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, Jamaica's Usain Bolt and Trinidad and
Tobago's Kyle Greaux compete in the Men's 200m Round 1 during the
athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic
Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 16, 2016. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Franck
Fife)
According to a report by Punch, Nigeria’s sprinter and 5-time
African Junior Champion, Ejowvokoghene Oduduru, on Tuesday, kept the
country’s hope of a medal in athletics at the Rio Olympics alive after
qualifying for the semifinals in the men’s 200m event.
The 19-year-old clocked 20.34sec behind Usain Bolt who won in
20.28s. The young sprinter has promised to make the country proud by
beating Jamaican superstar, who holds the record in both 100m and 200m
respectively.
Bolt took another step in his quest for an unprecedented sprint “triple triple” when he safely negotiated the first round of the 200m.
Bolt won a third successive 100m title on Sunday to set up his bid
to repeat his haul of three gold medals in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay
at both the Beijing and London Olympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively.
