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UTEP Track Athletes set to compete in 2016 Rio Olympics

UTEP sophomore Tobi Amusan (Nigeria-100m hurdles) and former UTEP Track & Field stars Churandy Martina (Netherlands-100m and 200m) and Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria-100m, 200m and long jump) are set to compete at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games at João Havelange Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro which gets underway

Here is the complete schedule, NBC will televise and stream the track and field events.

Composite Schedule For Amusan, Martina and Okagbare (All Times Mountain)

Friday, Aug. 12.

Women’s 100m Heats 1-8- 7:40 p.m.-Blessing Okagbare

Saturday, Aug. 13

Men’s 100m Heats 1-7- 9 a.