Julius Okorie
Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma qualified for the semifinal stage of the 100m on Friday. She competed in heat five of the series of 100m heats decided Friday morning, posting a time of 11.26 seconds. Compatriot Tima Godbless was however not lucky as she finished in time of 11.33seconds competing in heat seven.
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Join our WhatsApp ChannelEight super heats were watched by excited spectators this morning as the athletes battled to make it into the next stage.
More athletics event will continue later Friday. In the heats decided so far, the usual fast running athletes zoomed into the semifinals further giving a peep into what the heats of the semifinals and subsequent races will look like.
The likes of Fraser-Price of Jamaica, Asher-Smith of Britain and Sha Carri Richardson are all in for the semis heats.
The women’s 100m semi-finals are scheduled to take place at 6:30 pm on Saturday, 3rd August.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
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