2015 World Championships
Tosin Oke adjusts his kits as he prepares for his final attempt in the men's Triple Jump. Photo Credit: Makingof Champions/PaV media

Only one Team Nigeria athlete was in action on Day 5 of the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

National champion, Tosin Oke competed in the men’s Triple Jump event and booked his place in the final coming up in the evening session of Day 6 events in Beijing.

The 2010 Commonwealth Champion had his work cut out in the qualification series. He fouled in his attempt, but got on the board with his second leap of 14.70m.

He needed to produce something big with his final attempt or be eliminated, and he got through with 16.74m, taking one of the last seven spots available in the final.

With Cuba’s Pedro Pablo Pichardo and America’s Christian Taylor comfortably scaling past 17m, having both gone past 18m even, Oke will have to produce a top performance to medal in the Triple Jump. Both Taylor and Pichardo are doing incredible things at the moment, but Oke will have to match or even surpass his Personal Best of 17.23m to stand a chance.

Blessing Okagbare was the other Nigerian athlete expected to compete in the heats of the women’s 200m, but the Commonwealth Champion did not start (DNS) as she reportedly has a hamstring injury.

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Athletics coverage was a discovery, having to move away from regularly writing about Football. Although it was initially daunting, but now being an authority in it makes the past effort worthwhile. From travelling on the same international flight with Nigerian athletes, to knowing you could easily interview: World Record holder Tobi Amusan, then Ese Brume, I have cut my teeth in this beat earning the trust of Athletics sources. Formerly the Content Manager-Sports at Ringier media Nigeria, Chris is a Senior Sports writer, Photographer & Community manager at Making of Champions.

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