AMILOADED MEDIA HUB NEWS UPDATE
The South Africa men’s 4x400m relay team has been included in the final by the referee. This automatically disqualifies the Nigerian team from the final.
Nigeria was disqualified for lane infringement.
Team Nigeria men’s 4×400 quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie finished 2nd in their semifinal heat.
They ran a season’s best of 2:59.81.
It meant they would have competed in Saturday’s men’s 4x400m Olympic final.
However, the South African men’s 4x400m relay team has taken Nigeria’s spot.
The referee disqualified Nigeria over lane infringement
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