Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Ogazi races into 400m final

Samuel Ogazi advanced to the men’s 400m final at the 2024 Olympic Games on Tuesday night.

Ogazi secured third place in Heat 3 of the men’s semi-final, clocking a personal best time of 44.41 seconds.

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

Ogazi is the first Nigerian athlete to qualify for the men’s 400m final in 36 years, with Innocent Egbunike being the last to do so.

The final will take place on Thursday.