Nigeria will feature 25 athletes at the upcoming World Athletics Championships scheduled to hold from Sept. 27 to Oct. 6 in Doha, Qatar.
In the provisional entry list released on Thursday by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), 1,928 athletes from 209 teams would feature in the global championship.
It explained that the 1,928 entries are made up of 1,039 male and 889 female athletes.
The athletes registered by Nigeria for the 100m men are Raymond Ekevwo, Usheoritse Itsekiri and Divine Oduduru, while Emmanuel Arowolo and Oduduru will feature in the 200m.
Edose Ibadin is the only athlete registered for the 800m, while Rilwan Alonwonle will be slugging it out in the 400m.
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi will feature in the shot put, while Enoch Adegoke, Ogho-Oghene Egwero, Seye Ogunlewe, Arowolo, Ekevwo, Itsekiri and Oduduru are listed for the 4x100m.
In the women’s category, Blessing Okagbare will be competing in the 100m and 200m, while Patience Okon-George and Favour Ofili, will feature in the 400m.
Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume will represent the country in 100m hurdles and long jump respectively, while Oyesade Adetoye and Chioma Onyekwere will compete in the shot put and discus respectively.
Rosemary Chukwuma, Bukola Jasper-Emiabata, Blessing Ogundiran, Mercy Ntia-Obong, Joy Udo-Gabriel, Amusan, Brume and Okagbare would compete in the 4x100m, while Abike Egbeniyi , Blessing Oladoye, Blessing Ovwighoadjebreis, Okon-George and Favour Ofili will compete in the 4x400m.
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