TEENAGE sensation quarter miller Samuel Ogazi has qualified for the final of the men’s 400m race at the Paris Olympic Games.
18-year-old Ogazi secured his place in the star-studded final by finishing third in the third semi-final race on Tuesday night in Paris, the French capital.
Samuel Ogazi, a student at Alabama University, clocked 44.41 seconds in a race won by British runner Matthew Hudson-smith in 44.07 seconds.
The time is also Ogazi’s Personal Best.
This is the lineup for the final.
- Greneda – Kirani James – 43.78 SB
- Zambia – Muzala Samukonga – 43.81
- USA – Quincy HALL – 43.95
- Britain – Matthew Hudson-smith – 44.07
- USA – Michael Norman – 44.26
- USA – Christopher Bailey – 44.31 PB
- TTO – Jereem Richards – 44.33
- NGR – Samuel Ogazi – 44.41 PB
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