Paris Olympics: Nigeria Misses Out Of Women's 4x100m Final

Paris Olympics: Nigeria Misses Out Of Women's 4x100m Final 

Precious Oham

Team Nigeria quartet of Justina Eyakpobeyan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Tima Godbless finished 6th in heat 2 of women's 4x100m at the Paris Olympics, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

Despite running a Season's Best of 42.70s, they missed out on an automatic position into the final.

Team USA finished the women's 4x100m relay heat clear of the rest thanks to a strong finish by Sha'Carri Richardson.

The British quartet of Bianca Williams, Imani Lansiquot, Amy Hunt and Desiree Henry won the second heat while France came 2nd in 42.13s. Jamaica posted a time of 42.35s in 3rd.