Here’s the full schedule of ALL Team Nigeria Athletes competing on DAY THREE (July 21st) at the 2016 IAAF World U-20 Championships, Bydgoszcz Poland. You can follow Making of Champions on any of our social media platforms for LIVE TWEETS on Twitter and POSTS on Facebook throughout the day.
Men’s 400m Hurdles Heat 2
9:35am – Timothy Emoghene vs. USA’s Taylor Mclaughlin and South Africa’s Kefilwe Mogawane.
Men’s 200m Heat 2
10:37am – Nigerian 200m Bronze medallist, Emmanuel Arowolo vs. Jamaica’s Nigel Ellis vs. Great Britain’s Ryan Gorman vs. Panama’s Arturo Deliser vs. Bahrain’s Moussa Ali Issa.
Women’s 100m Semi-Final 2
5:12pm – Nigerian 200m Junior Champion, Mercy Ntia-Obong vs. World Junior 100m Record Holder, Candace Hill vs. World Youth 100m Silver medallist, Khalifa St.Fort vs. African Junior 100m Champion, Thamzin Thomas.
Men’s 100m Semi-Final
5:30pm – Hopefully Emmanuel Arowolo makes it to this stage.
Picks of the Day from other Countries
Men’s 200m Heat 3
10:44am – South Africa’s Tlotliso Leotlella vs. Jamaica’s Hujane Cornwall and Botswana’s Xholani Talane.
Men’s 200m Heat 5
10:58am – USA’s Michael Norman vs. 2016 World Junior 100m Bronze medallist, Mario Burke of Barbados.
Women’s 100m Semi-Fianl 1
5:05pm – Great Britain’s Imani-Lara Lansiquot vs. Bahrain’s Basirah Sharifa Nasir.
Women’s 100m Semi-Final 3
5:19pm – World Junior 60m Record Holder, Ewa Swoboda vs. Iman Isa Jassim of Bahrain and Celera Barnes of USA.
Men’s 400m Semi-Final 1
6:45pm – Botswana’s Karabo Sibanda will be favourite for a win in this Heat as he goes against Jamaica’s Sean Bailey and USA’s Kahmari Montgomery.
Men’s 400m Semi-Final 2
6:52pm – African Champion, Baboloki Thebe will have to be at his best when he lines up against a stacked field that includes Kenya’s Edwin Ngeeti, Qatar’s Abdalelah Haroun and Bahrain’s Moussa Ali Issa.
Men’s 400m Semi-Final 3
6:59pm – World Youth Champion, Christopher Taylor vs. Kenya’s Geofrey Kiprotich
Women’s 400m Final
7:15pm – World Junior leader, Junelle Bromfield vs. Teammate Tiffany James vs. Kenya’s Maureen Thomas vs. USA’s Lynna Irby.
Please Note: Only Afternoon sessions can be watched LIVE on DStv (SuperSports6A) from 3:50pm.
