Emmanuel Bamidele

Emmanuel Bamidele (born 6 July 1999) is a Nigerian athlete.[1]

The winner of the men’s 400m at the Nigerian Commonwealth Games Trials in Abuja in 2018 with a time of 45:28 which placed him inside the world top 60 in the event by the end of the year.[2] Soon after however, there were reports that Bamidele left the Nigerian camp and was weighing up an offer to represent Qatar.[3][4][5] By 3 May 2019 Bamidele was representing Qatar in the 400m at the 2019 Doha Diamond League at the Khalifa International Stadium in which he finished second.[6]

He is reported in June 2021 to have made the qualifying time and been selected to participate in the 400m, representing Nigeria again, at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[7][8]

References
  1. "Emmanuel BAMIDELE | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. "400 Metres - men - senior - outdoor".
  3. "Emmanuel Bamidele Archives".
  4. "Emmanuel Bamidele Dumps Nigeria For Qatar Despite Commonwealth Games Trials' Heroics". February 25, 2018.
  5. "AFN probes athlete's 'disappearance' from Commonwealth Games camp".
  6. https://www.diamondleague.com/fileadmin/IDL_Default/files/documents/2019/Doha/Results.pdf
  7. IV, Editorial (May 24, 2020). "2 Nigerian athletes apply for World Athletics $500, 000 fund".
  8. "39How Prepared Is Nigeria For Tokyo Olympics?".


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