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Day 12 of Olympics: Amusan Storms Tracks, Ogazi Eyes 400m Medal, D’tigress to Unleash ‘Terror’ on US

According to a Persecondnews correspondent covering the games, Nigeria's women's basketball team, D'Tigress, will face the USA in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup, while Samuel Ogazi will attempt to win a medal in the men's 400m final event.

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By Samuel Akpan in Paris
As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games enter the 12th day today, Team Nigeria is set to compete in a series of exciting events across athletics, wrestling, cycling, and basketball with the prospect of winning medals.

According to a Persecondnews correspondent covering the games, Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will face the USA in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup, while Samuel Ogazi will attempt to win a medal in the men’s 400m final event.

Also, the queen of the tracks, Oluwatibiloba Amusan, will compete in Heat 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles, as she attempts to win her first Olympic medal.

Here’s the full lineup for Wednesday, August 7, 2024:

-ATHLETICS (Stade de France)
– 9:15 AM – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Tobi Amusan
– 10:55 AM – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Edose Ibadin
– 6:35 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final – Ezekiel Nathaniel
– 7:02 PM – Men’s 200m Semi-Final – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

– 7:45 PM – Women’s 400m Semi-Final – Ella Onojuvwevwo

-WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)
– 10:00 AM – Women’s 53kg 1/8 final – Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya vs. Khulan Batkhuyag

-CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)
– !2:26 PM – Women’s Keirin, First Round – Ese Ukpeseraye

-BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)
– 8:30 PM – Basketball Women’s Quarterfinal (#43) – Nigeria vs. United States

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