Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo and Edidiong Udo have qualified for the men’s and women’s 400m finals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Ogazi, the 2026 world leader and reigning NCAA champion, underlined his medal credentials by winning the first men’s semi-final on Thursday in 44.52 seconds.
Udo also secured his place in the final after producing a strong performance in the third semi-final, running 45.55 seconds to claim second place.
The Nigerian initially finished third behind Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards and Jamaica’s Antonio Watson, but Watson was disqualified, allowing Udo to move into the automatic qualification spot.
Udo’s 45.55 seconds would have also been enough to earn him one of the two fastest non-automatic qualifying spots across the three semi-finals.
