21-year-old Nigerian athlete, Ezekiel Nathaniel advanced to the semifinals after finishing second in his 400m hurdles heat on Monday morning.
The athlete clocked in at 48.38 seconds, securing an automatic place in the semis behind Jamaica’s Roshawn Clarke, who ran 48.17 seconds.
Kenyan athlete Wiseman Mukhobe finished third with a time of 48.58 seconds.
However, Nathaniel will need to improve his time for the first semifinal race, as he posted the sixth-best time in the heats.
Norway’s Karsten Warholm led the field with a time of 47.47 seconds.
