Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

(from L) Bayapo Ndori of Botswana, Cooper Sherman of Australia, Yuki Joseph Nakajima of Japan, and Chidi Okezie of Nigeria, compete in a men's 400-meter heat during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sept. 14, 2025. Nakajima set a new national record of 44.44 seconds.

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-4X400M RELAY-MEN

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-4X400M RELAY-MEN

(240809) -- PARIS, Aug. 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chidi Okezie of team Nigeria reacts after the men's 4X400M relay round 1 of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lui Siu Wai)

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-4X400M RELAY-MEN

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-ATHLETICS-4X400M RELAY-MEN

(240809) -- PARIS, Aug. 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fabrisio Saidy (front R) of team France, Chidi Okezie (front L) of team Nigeria, Kevin Borlee (front C) of team Belgium compete during the men's 4X400M relay round 1 of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lui Siu Wai)

(SP)GHANA-ACCRA-AFRICAN GAMES-MEN'S 400M

(SP)GHANA-ACCRA-AFRICAN GAMES-MEN'S 400M

(240321) -- GHANA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Anthony Chidi Okezie (L) is interviewed after the men's 400m final race at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, March 20, 2024. Anthony Chidi Okezie on Wednesday clinched the men's 400m gold at the 13th African Games. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)

(SP)GHANA-ACCRA-AFRICAN GAMES-MEN'S 400M

(SP)GHANA-ACCRA-AFRICAN GAMES-MEN'S 400M

(240321) -- GHANA, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Anthony Chidi Okezie celebrates after the men's 400m final race at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, March 20, 2024. Anthony Chidi Okezie on Wednesday clinched the men's 400m gold at the 13th African Games. (Xinhua/Xu Zheng)