The opening day of action at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest brought a mix of results for Team Nigeria.
While some progressed in their respective events, it was a tale of disappointments and narrow misses for the others in action on the opening day inside the brand-new National Athletics Centre in Budapest.
Shaky relay race
Team Nigeria got off to a shaky start with the quartet of Dubem Nwachukwu, Patience Okon-George, Ezekiel Nathaniel, and Imaobong Nse Uko competing in the mixed 4x400m relay.
Running in lane nine, Nwachukwu got off to an impressive first leg before passing the baton to old warhorse Okon-George who failed to keep up the momentum before Nathaniel took over for the third leg, with Uko running the anchor leg.
The team could only manage a 7th-place finish, clocking a Season’s Best (SB) of 3:14.38 in Heat 2 which saw them ranked 12th overall and missing out in the final