Nigeria鈥檚 12 year wait for gold
At the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Nigeria鈥檚 4x400m relay team won silver, but 12 years later it became gold.
At the Sydney Olympics in 2000 the Nigerian 4x400m relay team surpassed expectations by winning silver in dramatic fashion.
But, in the years that followed revelations about doping in the winning USA team began to emerge.
12 years after the original race, Nigeria were officially declared the Olympic champions.
Enefiok Udo-Obong ran the final leg of the relay in 2000 for Nigeria, he has been speaking to Tim O鈥機allaghan.
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(Photo: The Nigerian team after the relay in 2000. Credit: Reuters)
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