Nigeria into women's 4X400 final

Nigeria will line up in this evening's 4x400m women relay final after the team qualified without any problems. The quartet of Patience George, Bukola Abongunloko, Omolara Omotoso, Regina George made sure there were no hiccups as they finished second behind Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain won in a time of 3:25.39 with Nigeria's 3:27.39 enough to earn them the second automatic qualification spot while France also advanced from the heat. Host nation Russia were the fastest in the heats with Yulia Gushchina, Tatayana Firova, Natalya Antyukh and Kseniya Ryzhova going through 3:23.51 ahead of Romania (3:29.62).
The United States also won their heat in a time 3:25.18 with Italy and the Ukraine joining them in the final. Best of luck girls!!!

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