Nigerian-born Ezekiel Nathaniel has shattered the Nigerian 400mH Record at the Tom Jones Invitational, running a brilliant 48.29s.
The feat has automatically qualified Nathaniel for the Paris 2024 Olympics, surpassing the Olympic standard by almost half a second.
Chris Robinson of the United States won with a time of 47.95s, ahead of Clement Ducos, who ran 48.26s.
Meanwhile, in the Men's High Jump event, Nigeria's Erhire Best won by clearing a Season's Best (SB) of 2.21m.
He defeated Riyon Rankin on countback, having needed just one attempt to clear the winning mark, while Rankin took three tries. BJ Jennings was 3rd with 2.13m.
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