Amusan Storms Track, Ogazi Eyes 400m Medal, D’tigress to Unleash Terror on USA, as Olympics Day 12 Beckons

Oru Leonard 

As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games enters its 12th day, Team Nigeria is set to compete in a series of exciting events across athletics, wrestling, cycling, and basketball. Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress will face the USA in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup, while Samuel Ogazi will attempt to win a medal in the men’s 400m final event.

Also, queen of the tracks, Oluwatibiloba Amusan will compete in heat 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles, as she attempts to win her first Olympic medal.

Here’s the full lineup for Wednesday, August 7, 2024:

**ATHLETICS (Stade de France)**
– 9:15 AM – Women’s 100m Hurdles Round 1 – Tobi Amusan
– 10:55 AM – Men’s 800m Round 1 – Edose Ibadin
– 6:35 PM – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semi-Final – Ezekiel Nathaniel
– 7:02 PM – Men’s 200m Semi-Final – Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike
– 7:45 PM – Women’s 400m Semi-Final – Ella Onojuvwevwo

**WRESTLING (Champ-de-Mars Arena Mat B)**
– 10:00 AM – Women’s 53kg 1/8 final – Christianah Tolulope Ogunsanya vs. Khulan Batkhuyag*

**CYCLING TRACK (Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines)**
– !2:26 PM – Women’s Keirin, First Round – Ese Ukpeseraye

**BASKETBALL (Pierre Mauroy Stadium)**
– 8:30 PM – Basketball Women’s Quarterfinal (#43) – Nigeria vs. United States

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