Thursday, August 18, 2016 Okagbare leads Nigeria into relay finals

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Thursday, August 18, 2016 Okagbare leads Nigeria into relay finals Olympic and World Championships medallist, Blessing Okagbare, on Thursday led team Nigeria into the finals of the women's 4x100m relay at the Olympic Games after posting a 42.55sec finish.
The Nigerian quartet, made up ofOkagbare, Gloria Asumu, Jennifer Madu and Agnes Osazuwa,came second in heat two behind Germany who clocked 42.18sec. U.S team crashes The United States women’s 4×100 relay team, who ran in the same heat as the Nigerians, dramatically crashed out of the Olympics. The defending Olympic champions tumbled out in their opening heat after a bungled second baton changeover between Allyson Felix and English Gardner. Replays of the exchange were inconclusive, although Felix appeared to stumble and grimace before she reached Gardner to hand over the baton. In the other semi-final, Jamaica stormed to victory in 41.79sec. The Jamaican women – including heavyweight veterans Veronica Campbell-Brown and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce – were pushed all the way by Britain, who finished in 41.93sec. Jamaica’s newly crowned 100m and 200m champion Elaine Thompson sat out the heat but will return for the final. Olympics: US women’s relay squad to re-run heat solo

USA's Allyson Felix attempts to hand the baton to USA's English Gardner in the Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 18, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

The United States’ women’s 4x100m relay team will get a chance to qualify for the Olympic final after winning the right to re-run their heat in Rio on Thursday. The US quartet was facing a sensational disqualification after a dropped baton changeover involving Allyson Felix and English Gardner. However USA Track and Field appealed after it emerged a Brazilian runner had bumped Felix as she approached for the changeover. After studying footage of the incident, the race referee agreed and handed the Americans a reprieve. But in a bizarre twist, the US team will be required to race against the