Nigeria’s Yinka Ajayi, Patience
Okon-George and Margaret Bamgbose have qualified for Monday’s 400m women
semi-finals at the ongoing International Association of Athletics Federations
World Championships in London.
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| L-R Yinka Ajayi, Patience Okon-George, Margaret Bamgbose |
The News Agency of Nigeria reports
that in Heat 2 of the race, Shaunae Miller-Uibo of Bahrain placed first with a
time of 50:97 secs at the championships that began on August 4 and will end on
August 13.
Jamaica’s Stephenie Ann Mcpherson
placed second with 51:27secs, while Ajayi came third with 51:58sec to qualify
for the semi-finals.
In Heat 5, lane 2, Okon-George
was second with a time of 51:83secs, some seconds behind U.S. Quanera Hayes who
clocked 51:43secs, while Zoey Clark of Great Britain came third in 51:88secs.
In Heat 6, Chrisann Gordon of
Jamaica came first with 51:14secs, Botswana’s Amantle Montsho was second with
51:37secs and Bamgbose third with 51:57secs.
The two main contenders, Olympic
champion Miller-Uibo and world champion Allyson Felix, eased through to the 400m
semi-finals.
Salwa Eid Nasser of Bahrain also
took the opportunity to notch the quickest time in the heats with a time of
50:57secs.
Nineteen-year-old Nasser won the
World U-18 title in 2015.
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