Nigerian Sprint icon, Tobi Amusan, was unable to secure a spot in the final at the women’s 100m hurdles.
Despite being the world record holder, Amusan clocked a time of 12.55 seconds, finishing third in her heat and ninth overall in the semifinals.
The 27 years old athlete had been in impressive form leading up to the Olympics, recording a season’s best and world-leading time of 12.40 seconds (0.9) at the Jamaican Athletics Invitational in Kingston in May.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s 4x400m team has now been disqualified for a lane infringement.
The team qualified for the final after finishing 2nd in heat 2 with a Season’s Best of 2:59.81.
Nigeria will no longer compete in the final of the men’s 4x400m race at the ongoing Paris Olympics games.
