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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).

Her compatriot, Tima Godbless, failed to progress after she finished sixth in Heat 7 with a time of 11.33s despite an impressive start. Reigning African champion, Bass won the heat in 11.01s, ahead of Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji (11.05s) and Delphine Nkansa (11.20s) of Belgium.

Aside from those in Chukwuma’s group, other contenders for spots in the final in Paris include Marie-Josée Ta Lou of Ivory Coast, who posted a season’s best and the fastest qualifying time of 10.87s in the heats, Great Britain’s Daryll Neita (10.92) SB, and Jamaica’s Tia Clayton (11.00s).

Favour Ofili’s controversial omission meant only two athletes represented Nigeria and has never won a medal in the women’s 100m at the Olympics.

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