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Team Nigeria Women’s 4x400m Relay Qualify for World U-20 Final with Season’s Best

Team Nigeria Women’s 4x400m Relay Qualify for World U-20 Final with Season’s Best

Team Nigeria’s women’s 4x400m relay team has qualified for the final at the 2026 World U-20 Athletics Championships in Oregon. Becky Ebiayadi, Jecinta Lawrence, Tejiri Praise Ugoh and Faith Ezechukwu ran a season’s-best 3:35.28 to finish third in their heat. The result secured the final automatic qualification spot. Italy won the heat in a World U-20 record time of 3:33.63, followed by Great Britain in 3:33.82. Nigeria finished ahead of South Africa and the other teams in the race. The Nigerian quartet will now compete for a medal in the final, hoping to improve on their season’s-best performance.

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femi

A season's best and a place in the final is encouraging. What kind of performance do people expect from this quartet in the final?

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mel

Absolutely, qualifying with a season's best gives them real momentum. Hopefully they can carry that confidence into the final.

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kris

Finishing third in their heat with 3:35.28 shows the team delivered when qualification mattered. Congratulations to Ebiayadi, Lawrence, Ugoh and Ezechukwu.

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jaruma

Qualification is a strong step, but the final will be a different test. The season's best is promising, not a guarantee of a medal.

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matthew

The focus now should be clean baton exchanges and each runner executing her leg well. Small details can decide relay finals.

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