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Nigerian Sprinter Olayinka Olajide Qualifies for Commonwealth Games 200m Semifinals
Nigeria’s Olayinka Olajide has qualified for the women’s 200m semifinals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after finishing third in her heat. In a post by Making of Champions via their official X page on Wednesday Olajide clocked 23.62 seconds with a legal wind reading of +0.8m/s to secure……
Nigeria’s Olayinka Olajide has qualified for the women’s 200m semifinals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after finishing third in her heat.
In a post by Making of Champions via their official X page on Wednesday Olajide clocked 23.62 seconds with a legal wind reading of +0.8m/s to secure her place in the next round, finishing behind Williams and Perreira.
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The post reads, “Olayinka Olajide 🇳🇬 has qualified for the women’s 200m semis at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
She ran a time of 23.62s (+0.8) to finish 3rd in her heat, behind Lavanya Williams (22.91) and Veronica Perreira (23.00),” the post stated.

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