In the semifinals of the Budapest World Championships, Nathaniel and Chukwuma lose

Day 3's performance for Team Nigeria was another letdown as Ezekiel Nathaniel and Rosemary Chukwuma were unable to make it to the Budapest finals of their respective competitions. On Day 3 of the World Championships in Budapest, Ezekiel Nathaniel and Rosemary Chukwuma of Nigeria were unable to advance in their semifinal events. In the semifinal, Nathaniel, the male 400-meter hurdles national record holder, ran 49.22 seconds rather than bettering his qualifying heat time of 48.47 seconds. He placed sixth.He exited in the semifinals for the second event in a row; he also did so at the Oregon 2022 World Championships. Chukwuma also didn't advance to the women's 100 m final after placing eighth in her semifinal race in a dismal 11.24 seconds. With both athletes out, Nigeria is yet to have a finalist in the sprint events at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest.