Gloria Asumnu will run in the 2nd semifinal of the Womens 100m event at 7:17pm. She has been assigned lane 4

Nigeria's queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare will be in the 3rd 100m semifinal, which starts at 7:24pm. She will also be in lane 4.

Oghene Egwero will be in lane in 7 of the 1st 100m Men's semifinal starting at 7:35pm

Mark Jelks will run in the 2nd 100m Men's semifinal, in lane 3, at 7:42pm

Mozavous Edwards runs in lane 1 of the 3rd 100m Men's semifinal at 7:49pm

Omolara Omotosho has been assigned lane 6 in the 1st 400m Women's semifinal at 8:15pm. Her compatriot, Folasade Abugan, will be in lane 4 of the second semifinal, starting at 8:22pm. Regina George runs in the 3rd 400m semifinal, in lane 4, at 8:29pm

The Women's 100m final will start at 9:35pm

The Men's 100m final starts at 9:50pm

Which time are you using? Nigerian or British?

I actually see Okagbare winning the finals. her time was the fastest in all the heats.

^^
British and Nigerian time are the same from April to October.

Meanwhile, a Nigerian female weightlifter, Itohan Ebireguesele successfully lifted 93kg in her first attempt. She has 2 more attempts left.

I watched Gloria Asumnu's race. She came second in her heat but i don't think she can reach the final judging by her time. Even if she gets there, she won't make an impact. I wish her the best though.

In the men's sprint, Nigeria's representatives qualified from their heat but what struck me was the name of these guys did not sound Nigerian in anyway. Are they actually Nigerians?

Afam4eva: I watched Gloria Asumnu's race. She came second in her heat but i don't think she can reach the final judging by her time. Even if she gets there, she won't make an impact. I wish her the best though.

In the men's sprint, Nigeria's representatives qualified from their heat but what struck me was the name of these guys did not sound Nigerian in anyway. Are they actually Nigerians?

I also think Gloria will make up the numbers if she qualifies for the 100m final. But she'll be useful in the 4x100m relay, as she runs the bend well.

The AFN has been recruiting some Americans to run for Nigeria. Those Americans may have felt they had no chance to represent the United States.

nice one cfcfan

Nice one bro. Asunmu will be in that final,i see her among d top 5 though.if placed by veronica perhaps.okagbare has this too loose.im pained when i miss altheltic events like this. some pix might help to,esp those americanas. Two medals tonight quote me-asunmu and gloria

Itohan just lifted 117kg (257.4lbs) successfully. So far she is leading the group.

daveP: Nice one bro. Asunmu will be in that final,i see her among d top 5 though.if placed by veronica perhaps.okagbare has this too loose.im pained when i miss altheltic events like this. some pix might help to,esp those americanas. Two medals tonight quote me-asunmu and gloria

Okagbare can beat VCB. It's SAFP who has been Okagbare's headache

Itohan requests that the weight be increased to 122kg...

And she couldn't lift it over her head

But Itohan lifts 122kg over her head i her 3rd attempt

CFCfan:

Okagbare can beat VCB. It's SAFP who has been Okagbare's headache

sure fact.was actually referring to asunmu vs vcb. Safp isnt here,so its gold.hope metu and co are still in.lazy guy framed injury when he was place by usain bolt at the olympics. injury ko,injury ni. Divine is faster that Jonathan weir of jamaican.i expect to see him soon

Its all over in the Women's 69kg weightlifting category

Marie Fegue of Cameroon - GOLD. She lifted 132kg in her final attempt.
23 year old Itohan Ebireguesele of Nigeria - SILVER
Ares Pilon of Canada - BRONZE

daveP: sure fact.was actually referring to asunmu vs vcb. Safp isnt here,so its gold.hope metu and co are still in.lazy guy framed injury when he was place by usain bolt at the olympics. injury ko,injury ni. Divine is faster that Jonathan weir of jamaican.i expect to see him soon

I no blame the dude sha, wetin man go do

CFCfan:
I no blame the dude sha, wetin man go do

he would ave used him as a yard stick and perhaps be better by now.hehe Fasugba's record still intact.nawa o

"Blessing Okagbare, expectedly won Heat 5 in 11.50 seconds
In the women’s 100 metres events, Gloria Asumnu finished second in 11.43 seconds behind Jamaica ’s Veronica Campbell-Brown, who won Heat 1 in 11.29 seconds."
how come o see the timing btw okagbare and asunmu. Whats happening o.this was earlier.

Boxing:

In the Men's Bantam weight (56kg) category Round of 16, Nigeria's Sikiru Ojo squares up against Kenya's Njangiru at 7:05pm

In the Men's Welter weight (69kg) Round of 16, Nigeria's Kehinde Ademuyiwa will battle Australian Lewis at 7:10pm

At 8pm, 26 year old Nigerian, Oluwatoyin Oladeji will fight 31 year old English woman, Nicola Adams in the Women's Fly category (48-51kg) Round of 16.

we have 9 medals now 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze

homesteady: we have 9 medals now 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze

Yes, the women have won 6 of the medals (including 2 gold). Nigeria are currently the 2nd best African contingent, behind South Africa who have won 20 medals- 6gold, 6silver, 8 bronze medals.

Detailed Start List for the 1st semi final!
LANE COMPETITOR
1 SKN - J. ROGERS
SB: 10.04 PB: 10.01

2 ENG - AIKINES-ARYEETEY
SB: 10.08 PB: 10.08

3 TTO - K. BLEDMAN
SB: 10.00 PB: 9.86

4 CAY - K. HYMAN
SB: 10.15 PB: 9.95

5 JAM - N. ASHMEADE
SB: 9.97 PB: 9.90

6 BAH - W. FRASER
SB: 10.14 PB: 10.14

7 NGR - O. EGWERO
SB: 10.18 PB: 10.06

8 RSA - S. MAGAKWE
SB: 9.98 PB: 9.98

is there hope for Oghene Egwero here?

homesteady:

is there hope for Oghene Egwero here?

He has a 3/10 chance to advance to the final. My bet is on Jelks being the only Nigerian male to advance to tonight's final.

Detailed Start List for the 2nd semifinal
LANE COMPETITOR
1 SKN - B. LAWRENCE
SB: 10.16 PB: 10.12

2 GUY - A. HARRIS
SB: 10.12 PB: 10.12

3 NGR - M. JELKS
SB: 10.13 PB: 9.99

4 JAM - J. LIVERMORE
SB: 10.05 PB: 10.05

5 ENG - A. GEMILI
SB: 10.04 PB: 10.04

6 BAH - S. HART
SB: 10.11 PB: 10.11

7 BAR - R. GITTENS
SB: 10.06 PB: 10.02

8 CAN - A. BROWN
SB: 10.07 PB: 10.05

Jelks has the best PB but his season best is the 2nd worst!

daveP: "Blessing Okagbare, expectedly won Heat 5 in 11.50 seconds
In the women’s 100 metres events, Gloria Asumnu finished second in 11.43 seconds behind Jamaica ’s Veronica Campbell-Brown, who won Heat 1 in 11.29 seconds."
how come o see the timing btw okagbare and asunmu. Whats happening o.this was earlier.

Not true. Okagbare finished in 11.20seconds. I watched d race live.

CFCfan:
He has a 3/10 chance to advance to the final. My bet is on Jelks being the only Nigerian male to advance to tonight's final.

yea me too! but Jelks Seasin best is not that encouraging

Syenite:
Not true. Okagbare finished in 11.20seconds. I watched d race live.

yea 11.20seconds!

I just discovered our females were among the top 3 in all weightlifting categories done I.e 48, 53, 58, 63 and 69 kg's! WOW! We came 1st and 2nd in the 63kg category
Only 75kg and +75kg is yet to be done

wetin happen to our men?

homesteady: I just discovered our females were among the top 3 in all weightlifting categories done I.e 48, 53, 58, 63 and 69 kg's! WOW! We came 1st and 2nd in the 63kg category
Only 75kg and +75kg is yet to be done

wetin happen to our men?

The women seem to be more skillful than the men. In the 69kg, it was impressive to see the ladies lifting the equivalent of 200lbs and above

Syenite:
Not true. Okagbare finished in 11.20seconds. I watched d race live.

oh, live witness! Thats what an OP posted on his thread today,and i saw it n pasted.i for fear say wetin. In 12mins they'l both be running right?

homesteady: I just discovered our females were among the top 3 in all weightlifting categories done I.e 48, 53, 58, 63 and 69 kg's! WOW! We came 1st and 2nd in the 63kg category
Only 75kg and +75kg is yet to be done

wetin happen to our men?

women everywhere,the men are busy loading wraps of fufu to complement the weights they'l carry.they need to stepup.

CFCfan:
The women seem to be more skillful than the men. In the 69kg, it was impressive to see the ladies lifting the equivalent of 200lbs and above

do you know how they place them into different categories? because I don't understand why a 16 year old AMALAHA will be in the same category with a 30year old woman( she came 2nd)

homesteady:

do you know how they place them into different categories? because I don't understand why a 16 year old AMALAHA will be in the same category with a 30year old woman( she came 2nd)

It's placement by body weight. Amalaha and the 30 yr old woman are in the same weight range.