Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru, Nigeria's fastest man missed out on a spot
at the 200m finals after coming 7th at the semi-finals heat early this
morning at Rio 2016.
In his semi-final heat,
Usain Bolt, Andre Gasse and Adam Gemili finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd
respectively with a time of 19.78secs, 19.80secs and 20.08 secs
respectively while Oduduru, Nigeria's only hope at this event finished
7th with a time of 20.59 seconds.
Nigeria's
Oduduru wowed Nigerians when he qualified for the semi-final of the
Men’s 200m heat of the Rio 2016 Olympics, finishing second behind Usain
Bolt.