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DOHA 2019: Alowonle picks Semifinal ticket

DOHA 2019: Alowonle picks Semifinal ticket

by Niyi Busari,
Sep 28, 2019
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DOHA 2019, Alowonle picks Semifinal ticket

By Sampson Adedeji

The hope of Team Nigeria to pick medals in the ongoing 2019 Athletics championship in Doha came alive on Friday as 400 meters men's Hurdle specialist Rilwan Alowonle qualified for Semifinal, BSNSports.com.ng understands.

The sleeky athlete competed in the heat 3 of men's Hurdle on Friday and finished 4th position with a time of 50.4.

Qatar's Abdurama Samba won the heat with a time of 49.08 ahead of Japan's Takatoshe Abe while American TJ Holmes finished in 3rd position.

This is first time Alowonle will be representing the country in the Athletics Championship.

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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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