Team Nigeria set the first-ever Commonwealth Games record in the Mixed 4x400m Relay in Glasgow and Ruth Usoro qualified for the women’s long jump final on Friday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The quartet of Edidiong Udo, Esther Joseph, Samuel Ogazi and Patience Okon-George stormed to victory in their heat and Usoro reached the final after producing a season’s best jump on her very first attempt.
The Nigerian leaped 6.77m (+0.6) to comfortably beat the automatic qualifying standard of 6.70m, progressing into the medal round with confidence and without needing a second attempt.
Meanwhile in the 4x400m, the Nigerian team clocked 3:14.58 to win their heat comfortably, finishing well ahead of Australia, who placed second in 3:15.21, to qualify for the final as the fastest team and overwhelming favourites for the gold medal. Related News We’re ready for Zambia – Madugu Commonwealth Games: Nathaniel storms to 400m hurdles gold Okowa hails Amusan, Enekwechi after Glasgow medals
The performance made Udo, Joseph, Ogazi and Okon-George the first athletes to enter the history books as Commonwealth Games record holders in the Mixed 4x400m Relay, an event making its debut at the Games, and announced Team Nigeria’s intentions ahead of the final.
