Samuel Ogazi has secured a spot in the final of the men’s 400m at the 2024 Olympics, a significant achievement for the quarter-miler.

Ogazi clocked a new personal best of 44.41 seconds to finish third in heat 3 of the 400m semifinals, ensuring his place in the final.

This performance follows his earlier feat of breaking an 18-year jinx by qualifying for the 400m Olympic semifinals with a previous personal best of 44.50 seconds.

Ogazi’s latest accomplishment also ends a 28-year drought, making him the first athlete since the late Sunday Bada in Atlanta 1996 to reach the final in this event.

He is set to compete in lane 3 in the men’s 400m final.