Africa's Queen of the Tracks, Blessing Okagbare – Ighoteguonor, has explained why she did not protest her disqualification in the 100m ...
Africa’s Queen of the Tracks, Blessing Okagbare – Ighoteguonor, has explained why she did not protest her disqualification in the 100m Women’s semi-final race at the ongoing African Games in Morocco.
A similar incident occurred earlier in the day where an athlete was disqualified for false start, but the culprit refused to leave the track, insisting that he was not at fault. When asked why she did to toe that line, Okagbare opined that despite the unfairness of the rules of the competition which had seen athletes being disqualified without warning, they must be respected.“I watched some of the races today and felt like some people were giving a lot of red cards which were not fair.
“I quickly thought they would want a show between me and Marie Ta Lou and they would just give me a warning as I feel like that race was like a final already. I thought they would call me back but no.“But I have to respect protocol. I am a professional athlete and I have to be professional because it can happen anywhere.
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