Archives Tag: Blessing Okagabare
Okagbare Delivers Gold for Team Nigeria, Sets New Record
April 19, 2022
Multi-talented Blessing Okagbare won the women’s 100m in a Commonwealth Games record of 10.85 from Jamaican duo Veronica Campbell-Brown and Kerron Stewart, who took silver and bronze in 11.03 and 11.07 seconds respectively. Nigerian Okagbare won the long jump silver and 200m bronze at last year’s IAAF World Championships. When asked what her best event … Continue reading Okagbare Delivers Gold for Team Nigeria, Sets New Record
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Okagbare Ends Nigeria’s Medal Drought
April 19, 2022
This week, Blessing Okagabare became the first Nigerian to win a medal at the Athletic World Championships since 1999 when she won silver in the Long Jump event at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow, Russia. The Delta-born athlete cleared 6.89 metres but had to finish behind Britney Reese of United States who jumped 7.01metres … Continue reading Okagbare Ends Nigeria’s Medal Drought
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