Nigeria now has a flag bearer in the triple jump finals at the on-going International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) championship in Beijing-China.
Tosin Oke
Tosin Oke, who took a leap of 16.74m qualified from Group A and will now compete in the medals-final which will take place today at the same venue.
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However, the Nigerian sprinter has Christian Taylor and Pedro Pablo Pichardo, who were outstanding in their respective groups, to battle with for a place on the podium.
Taylor and Pichardo have repeatedly fired at the 18-metre mark throughout the season, which should have made the 17.00m automatic qualifying standard. .
Taylor eventually topped group B with 17.28m after he took off behind board, starting with just 16.77m.
Pichardo was however outstanding. He took all three of his jumps with a foul in the second-round. His first was 16.94; and at the third, he obviously played safe but still managed to cut the sand 17.43m away.
However, Blessing Okagbare disappointed Nigerians as she failed to turn-up for the 200m race.
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IAAF: Nigerian Athlete Makes It To The Final
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