Maria Thompson-Omokwe, a member of the women’s 4x100m relay team, has expressed delight after Nigeria secured a ticket to the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Recall that the women’s 4x100m recovered from a baton mishap on day one to also finish second in Heat Two on Sunday with all home-based athletes: Rosemary Nwankwo, Jennifer Chukwuka, Maria Thompson-Omokwe, and Miracle Ezechukwu running their best race to clock 42.94secs behind France, who won the heat in 42.92secs.
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Reacting after the event, Thompson-Omokwe, stated that they proved doubters wrong by picking a ticket without any of the foreign-based athletes.
“I’m super excited with the effort we put in; people were expecting the 10 runners and the USA-based athletes, but we showed that home-based athletes can also put up a good performance if given the opportunity and support.
“We are going to go back home now and correct what we didn’t do, so they should get ready,” said Thompson-Omokwe.
