1. Salwa Eid Naser(her original name is Ebelechukwu Antoinette Agbapuonwu ) of Bahrain won Heat 1 of the 400m Semi-final in a Season’s Best of 49.08s.
She was born to a Nigerian mother and Bahrain-born father in Onitsha, Anambra State in 1998
Salwa EidNaser’s Coach, a Nigerian by the name of John Obeya, who is now a Sprints coach for Bahrain, explained why he left Nigeria for Bahrain to continue his coaching career, he said: “Who doesn’t want a better life? We all want a better life. I began coaching in Nigeria since 1986 and even travelled with the Nigerian team to several competitions, but I was jobless for a long time until I got this appointment in Bahrain. If I was still in Nigeria, I probably would have been dead by now.
2. Rashidat Adeleke of Ireland took the 2nd automatic spot into the final, crossing the line in a time of 49.95s
She was born in Dublin, but her parents Adewumi Ademola and Prince Adeleke are both from Oyo State.
Rashidat Adeleke is the national champion in her adopted country and she’s poised to make Ireland proud at the Olympics
Once again, Nigerians are brilliant, na the country dey let us down
Peoplesmind
