 He had not participated in any previous Olympic Games.Nvo qualified for the Games through a wildcard place because his fastest time of four minutes and 15.22 seconds, recorded in the Equatorial Guinean capital of Malabo on 27 April 1998, was 35.72 seconds slower than the "B" qualifying standard for his event, the men's 1500 metres.In an interview before the Games he said that making the Olympics was the culmination of his athletics career no matter where he finished.