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Onyali Crashes Out of 200m Abiodun Oyepitan on course for Great Britain From Emeka Enechi and Pius Ayinor in Athens Mary Onyali-Omagbemi's dismal eigth placing in the second round of the 200m last night capped Nigeria's poor showing in the track and field event of the on going Athens Olympics. She ran the race in a slow 23.75secs. Both Mercy Nku and Endurance Ojokolo had earliercrashed out of the 100m The Queen of African sprint who barely scrapped into the second round following her seventh position in round one yesterday morning was a far cry from her old self. The Atlanta 96 200m bronze medallist failed to re-enact the form that made her dominate the African sprints for over a decade. Just like in the Men's 100m final where Francis Obikwelu won a silvermedal for Portugal, another Nigerian-born female sprinter, Abiodun Oyepitan is also on course for Great Britain. The 24-year old Oyepitan powered home against today's semi-final of the 200m with a 22.79 secs behind Allyson Felix of the United States of America. Not even race favourite, Christine Arron of France could match the strides of the Yoruba girl in British colours. Interestingly, Oyepitan who had problems with running the bend in earlier in the season did a 22.50 secs in the first round. That is her personal besttime. So, as Nigerians in diaspora are running well, winning medals for their adopted countries, the sun appears ready to set on Team Nigeria's track and field prospects. The hope of winning any track medal right now remains the relays. Even at that, injuries have put question marks on the abilities of bth Deji Aliu and Uchenna Emedolu to be able to perform such feats. Nigeria's female team for the 4x100m relay is not in any waybetter off. Poor forms of Nku and Ojokolo clearly cast a pall on the rest members of the relay squad. Except the 4x400m relay squad is able to put up a brave fight, Nigeria is on the verge of leaving Athens without any medal in the track and field event. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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