Nigerian sprinter Rosemary Chukwuma has been pitted against stronger oppositions for Saturday’s (today) women’s 100m semi-finals at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Punch Sports Extra reports.
The 22-year-old will go against reigning world champion Sha’Carri Richardson, five-time world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, one-time Diamond League winner Julien Alfred, and African Games champion Gina Bass-Bittaye in the second semi-final at the Stade de France.
Only two athletes will get automatic qualification for the final also slated for Saturday, thus making Chukwuma’s chance slim in the star-studded semifinals.
Chukwuma, who has a season best 10.88s in the event, secured her spot in the semis on Friday with an automatic qualification time of 11.01s, placing third in Heat 5 behind Poland’s Ewa Swoboda (10.99s) and Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith (11.01s).
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