Excitement As Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare Breaks 22-Year-Old African Record In America

According to a report by Punch Metro, Blessing Okagbare on Saturday started her outdoor season with an impressive 22.04secs in her 200m race at the Wes Kittley Invitational Track and Field Meet at the Abilene Christian University, which erased the 22-year-old previous African record of 22.07secs set by Mary Onyali at a Meet in Switzerland in 1996. Cierra White followed in second place in 23.26secs while Natasha McDonald settled for third in 24.23secs.

Blessing Okagbare’s Wig Falls Off During Long Jump (Photos & Video)

Nigerian track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare Ighoteguonor suffered a tad of embarassment after her wig fell off during a long jump. This happened during Oslo Diamond League on Thursday evening after she landed nicely during her leap. Blessing was well behind the board after a good landing but unfortunately, her wig had come off her head to reveal a low cut.

Blessing Okagbare listed for Diamond League

Blessing Okagbare, has been listed for the long jump event at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on Thursday to hold at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway.

Okagbare Walks Out of The IAAF World Championships After Coming Last

This is indeed very sad times for Nigerian sports following Blessing Okagbare’s decision not to start the women 200m at the IAAF World Championships on-going in Beijing, China. This is against the background of her poor showing in the women 100m where she placed last.

Okagbare Moves to Finals at World Championship

After finishing second in her semi-final race behind Jamaican rival, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has qualified for the finals of 100m Women’s event at the ongoing IAAF World championships.

"My Career Is More Important To Me Than Having Babies"- Nigerian Athlete, Blessing Okagbare

 

Blessing Okagbare, a Nigerian athlete has said the last thing on her mind now just after her wedding is having children. The athlete told the New Telegraph that her career is the only important thing to her right now, and her husband is very much aware of this. Read what she said below:

Marriage won’t affect my career – Blessing Okagbare

Nigeria’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare has said that her marriage will not affect her sports career. Blessing, whose white wedding held on Saturday, November 8th at St Patrick Catholic Church in Sapele, Delta State, told Guardian Newspaper thus: “Getting married won’t in any way stop me from doing the usual things on the track.

Africa’s Fastest Female Runner Blessing Okagbare Set To Wed Ex-Super Eagles Player

In an interview with New Telegraph Newspaper in May 2014 Blessing Okagbare, introduced us to her heartthrob Igho Otegheri – a 3-time capped ex-Super Eagles player and former champion of the Heartland Football Club of Owerri.

Nigerian star athlete and multiple-gold medalist Blessing Okagbare, has picked a November 2014 date for her traditional wedding, to be held in the oil rich city of Warri, Delta State. The super athlete is set to tie the knot with ex-Super Eagles star, Igho Otegheri.

Blessing Okagbare Gets N1.1m Bonus For Gold Medal Win

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  Reward for hardwork...yes! I think I should just fall in love with an athlete....Blessing Okagbare (let me call her Queen of the track) has been rewarded with a bonus of $7,000 (N1,132,390) for her record breaking win, in the Women's 100m race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Blessing won in a time of 10.85 seconds, creating a new games record, making her the second fastest woman of all time in World 100 metres. 

She beat Jamaican sprinter, Veronica Campbell-Brown to emerge the fastest woman in the Commonwealth games and also broke Debbie Fergusonl’s 10.91 seconds of 12 years. 

Blessing instantly became the first Nigerian winner of this title since Mary Onyali back in 1994

An obviously excited sports minister, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, has ordered that the National Sports Commission without delay pay medallists the agreed sums of cash bonus for gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.

Under the arrangement, any athlete who wins a Gold medal will go home with $7,000, Silver medalist will get $4,000 while any athlete who wins Bronze medal will go home with $3,000 bonus. The minister said,

“We want to make the athletes happy by paying them the money that the Federal Government promised on the spot. We do not want them to collect it after the Games, but as soon as they win they get their money. This will serve to further motivate them,” 

Remember me in your kingdom Blessing, lol...I post your story for people to read oooo...hehehe.