Team Nigeria Rosemary Chukwuma has booked her spot in the semifinals of the women's 100m at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Chukwuma came through in 3rd place in a time of 11.26s, as Ewa Swoboda of Poland won the race in a Season's Best of 10.99s, with Dina Asher-Smith of the United States 2nd in 11.01s. READ ALSO: Olympics: Nigeria defeats Australia in women's basketball The other representative, Tima Godbless, despite a strong start, finished 6th in Heat 7 and would play no further part in the event. Another Nigerian, Favour Ofili who was supposed to participate in the event was not registered- a development that has resulted in a lot of backlash against the sport's authorities in the country. Cote d' Ivoirie's Marie Josee Ta Lou-Smith finished the heats with the fastest overall time, crossing the line in a sub-10 time of 10.87s. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Frasher-Pryce finished second in 10.92s and Germany's Gina Luckenkemper finished third in 11.08s. Rosemary is among the three African women behind Marie Josee - Ta Lou (Ivory Coast) 10.87s and Gina Bass (Gambia) 11.01, who will aim to reach the final as the women's 100msemi-finals will be held on Saturday at 6:30 pm. Source :News Agency of Nigeria
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