Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi, Ashe qualify for 100m semi-final In a remarkable debut at the Olympic Games, Nigeria’s Kanyinsola Ajayi has advanced to the semifinals of the men’s 100m event, winning heat 5 with a time of 10.02s (-0.3). This impressive performance broke Davidson Ezinwa’s record for the fastest opening round time by a Nigerian at the Games (10.03s). Ajayi, 19, outran Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy, who finished second in 10.05s, and Ghana’s Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, who took third place in 10.06s. With his lifetime best of 10.00 seconds, Ajayi...