Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Ivory Coast and Nigeria Eyeing a Gold Medal Tonight



Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast has her eyes on Gold tonight in the 200m

Ivory Coast and Nigeria will have a chance to grab a gold medal tonight in the final of the women's 200m and the women's 400m hurdle respectively. Ivory Coast' Murielle Ahoure, who came in second in the 200m semi-final last night, is a favorite to grab the medal and be the first to put West Africa on the Medal table. Murielle was also the 2009 NCAA indoor champion in the 200m while running for the University of Miami. The 200m kicks off at 9pm tonight.

Muizat Odomusu clears a hurdle in the semifinal of the 400m hurdle

Muizat Ajoke Odumosu of Nigeria will also be eyeing her first Olympic gold medal tonight in the women's 400m hurdles. Muizat has won gold at the 2010 Commonwealth games in the 400m hurdles and it will be a dream come true if she can do the same at the Olympics. The 400m hurdle kicks off at 8.45pm

Bonne chance les filles!! In Gold we trust!

(Photos courtesy of reuters.com)

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