Former Hampton observe standout Chidi Okezie is ready to compete for Nigeria on the 2024 Summer season Olympic Video games in Paris.
Okezie earned one other spot on the Nigerian workforce after taking part within the Edmonton Athletics Invitational. He set a brand new private better of 44.97 seconds to win the lads’s 400m. Earlier, Okezie certified for Nigeria’s 4x400m relay workforce, together with the blended relay squad.
Hampton observe coach Maurice Pierce educated and labored with Okezie within the 4×400 m blended relays on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Video games.
“I’m excited for Chidi as he will get one other alternative to characterize Nigeria on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games,” stated Coach Pierce. “He continues so as to add his title to the checklist of Olympians that we’ve produced right here at Hampton College. I want him Good Luck in Paris.”
Hampton’s All-American sprinter was awarded All-MEAC honors in each indoor and out of doors observe, within the 200—and 400-meter sprint, and within the 4x400m relay.
“I keep in mind my first exercise. We needed to run 4 800s. That was my freshman 12 months, my first observe ever. I keep in mind it prefer it was yesterday. Wanting again at it, all the pieces that I put in bought me to the place I’m now,” Okezie recollects.
Okezie was a part of the US 4x400m relay workforce that gained a gold medal on the 2012 World Junior Championships in Barcelona. He reached the finals of the 400m on the 2018 Commonwealth Video games whereas additionally operating the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay. On the 2018 African Championships, Okezie earned a bronze medal within the 400m. He additionally anchored the Nigerian 4x400m relay workforce, which earned a bronze medal.
Courtesy: Hampton Athletics
