Okagbare Fumbles in Zurich, Places Sixth in 200m via thisdaylive
On a day her compatriots were trying to win honours for Team Nigeria, 2014 Commonwealth Games double sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare
The former Nigerian nay African sprint champion however failed to race near the top prize, finishing sixth in 22.66 seconds, a performance that only fetched her $4,000 in prize money. In Okagbare’s absence in the 200m event at the on-going 12th All Africa Games also run on the same day, Rosemary Chukwu managed to qualify for the final and will be the only Nigerian saddled with the responsibility of stopping Cote d’Ivoire’s Marie Josee Ta Lou from completing a sprint double after winning the 100m gold on Tuesday.
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