Ezekiel Nathaniel has made headlines with an distinctive efficiency within the males’s 400metre hurdles closing on the Tokyo World Athletics Championship (WAC), the place he set a brand new Nigerian report of 47.11 seconds.
This outstanding feat not solely secured him a fourth-place end but additionally established him because the fourth quickest on this planet.
The gold medal was claimed by American athlete Rai Benjamin, who delivered a shocking season’s greatest time of 46.52 seconds.
Brazilian runner Alison dos Santos adopted intently, taking silver with a time of 46.84 seconds.
Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba clinched the bronze medal, ending simply forward of Nathaniel with a time of 47.06 seconds, narrowly holding the Nigerian off the rostrum.
Nathaniel’s efficiency in Tokyo has additional solidified his status as one in all Nigeria’s brightest stars in athletics and added to the rising pleasure surrounding the nation’s athletics prospects on the world stage.
His achievements on the Championship are a supply of satisfaction for Nigeria and an inspiration for aspiring athletes throughout the nation.
