Blessing Okagbare, Christy Udo, Others, Make Nigeria Commonwealth Team List

Track and field queen, Blessing Okagbare will lead Nigeria’s team at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games billed to hold in Glasgow, Scotland from July 23 to August 3. The athletes’ list was released by the Athletic Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Technical/Commonwealth Games Selection Committee at a meeting held immediately after the AFN/CRS All-Nigeria Athletics Championships held in Calabar from 19-21 June. However, some of the under-listed who are yet to hit the required standards in their events have been placed on probation and given a maximum of two weeks to meet the set standards or get dropped from the team. 100m/200m/4x100m Women 1. Blessing Okagbare 2. Gloria Asumnu 3. Dominique Duncan 4. Justina Sule 5. Deborah Odeyemi 6. Mariam Bassey 7. Christy Udo 100m Men 1. Mark Jelks 2. Mozavous Jolomi Edwards 3. Ogho Egwero 4. Seye Ogunlewe 5. Obinna Metu 6. Divine Oduduru 7. Peter Emelize 400m/4x400m Men (Probation) 1. Isah Salihu 2. Noah Akwu 3. Omeiza Akerele 4. Orukpe Erayokan 5. Abiola Onakoya 800m Women 1. Abiye David (Probation) 800m Men 1. Sean Obinwa (Probation) 400m/4x400m Women 1. Patience Okon 2. Folashade Abugan 3. Omolara Omotosho 4. Regina George 5. Ada Benjamin 6. Funke Oladoye 100m Hurdles Women 1. Nicole Denby 2. Ugonna Ndu 110m Hurdles Men 1. Tyrone Akins 2. Alex Al-Ameen 3. Martins Ogheriakhi 400m Hurdles Women 1. Amaka Ogoegbunam 400m Hurdles Men 1. Christian Amaechi Morton 2. Rilwan Alowonle (Probation) Long Jump Women 1. Blessing Okagbare 2. Ese Brume Long Jump Men 1. Samson Idiata 2. Suleiman Hammed 1500m Men 1. Soudi Hamajan Triple Jump Men 1. Tosin Oke 2. Olumide Olamigoke Shot Put women 1. Nwaneka Okwelogu Discus Women 1. Chinwe Okoro Shot Put/Discus Men 1. Stephen Mozia Hammer Women 1. Queen Obisesan (Probation) Javelin Men 1. Kenechukwu Ejeofor