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Samuel Ogazi: Nigeria's most talented 200m/400m sprinter gains US college scholarship at the University of Alabama
Samuel Ogazi
African and Commonwealth youth champion Samuel Ogazi will continue his studies and athletics career at the University of Alabama, after gaining scholarship to the top US college.
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Nigeria's 200m and 400m youth champion Samuel Ogazi has signed a US college scholarship with the University of Alabama.
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Ogazi, who was approached by several top US colleges such as Baylor University and Louisiana State University, settled for Alabama because of their rich track history in training young talents to their best.
Samuel Ogazi
He is regarded as the next big name in Nigeria athletics and will be hoping Alabama can take his talent to the next level of his young track career.
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Here are his 2023 achievements below:
- Holds a personal best time of 20.91s in the 200m
- His PR in the 400m is 45.91s
- Ranked No. 2 in the World U18 400m (2023)
- Ranked No. 9 in the World U18 200m (2023)
- 2023 African U18 Champion – 200m, 400m
- 2023 Nigerian U18 Champion – 400m
- 2023 Commonwealth Youth Champion – 200m, 400m, Mixed 4x100
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