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Diamond League: Oduduru finishes 6th in Paris

Diamond League: Oduduru finishes 6th in Paris

by Niyi Busari,
Aug 25, 2019
in NFF

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By Sampson Adedeji

It was a day to forget for Nigeria's sprint star Divine Oduduru in his second Diamond League appearance.

Oduduru competed in the men 200 meters in Paris Diamond League but finished in the distant 6th position.

USA's Lyles Noah won the race in 19.65, Guliyev Ramil (Turkey) in second position with a 20.01 finished.

Canadian Brown Aron came third in 20.13 while Oduduru finished in 6th with a 20.50 behind Quinonez Alex and Lemaitre Christophe respectively.

Oduduru is expected to link up with Team Nigeria in Morocco for the 2019 African Games as the athletics events will start on Monday 26th of August.

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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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