Samuel Ogazi has set his sights on becoming the greatest athlete of all time after storming to a historic first senior gold medal in the men’s 400m at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The 20-year-old lived up to his status as world number one, powering home in 44.25 seconds at Scotstoun Stadium to give Nigeria its first-ever gold in the event and surpass the bronze won by Sunday Bada at the 1994 Games.
He finished 0.57 seconds clear of defending champion Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago, who took silver in 44.82 seconds, while South Africa’s Zakithi Nene claimed bronze in 45.21 seconds.
A teenage Olympic finalist at Paris 2024 and already the fourth-fastest man of all time over the distance, Ogazi arrived in Glasgow as a rising star still chasing his first senior title, and he made light of the burden of expectation.
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