Paris 2024 Olympics: Ogazi races into men’s 400m final

Samuel Ogazi breezed into men’s 400m final at the 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday night, DAILY POST reports.

Ogazi came third in Heat 3 of the men’s semi-final.

The debutant ran a personal best time of 44.41s.

Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith won the race in a time of 44.07s, while Michael Norman came in second in a time of 44.26s.

Ogazi is the first Nigerian athlete to qualify for the men’s 400m final in 36 years.

Innocent Egbunike was the last Nigerian to achieve the feat.

The final of the event will hold on Thursday.