Diamond League: Oduduru finishes 6th in Paris

Diamond League: Oduduru finishes 6th in Paris

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.