The quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathanial, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie, has been disqualified from the men’s 4x400m relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday.
They were charged with a lane violation in the semi-final, of the men’s 4x400m relay final.
However, South Africa qualified for Africa in the final of this event.
The development happened after the quartet of Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene and Chidi Okezie finished heat 2 with a Season’s Best time of 2 minutes 59.81 seconds.
France emerged as the winner of the race with a time of 2 minutes 59.53 seconds while Belgium took third position, clinching the third automatic spot in 2 minutes 59.84 seconds.
Unfortunately, the judges observed that the Nigerian runners crossed lanes and that led to the tripping of a South African runner.
Consequently, the spot won by Nigeria has been given to South Africa.
