Nigeria’s best medal hope at the London Olympics shines at the London Grand Prix
Nigeria’s best medal hope at the forthcoming Olympic games, Blessing Okagbare, won the 100m event of the Diamond League in Aviva, London on Saturday evening.
Okagbare won in a time of 11.01secs to finish ahead of the American duo, Carmela Jetter and Tianna Maidson who clocked 11.03 and 11.13seconds respectively.
In the heats of this same meet, Okagbare had run her personal best, 10.99 seconds.
Last month at the All Nigeria Championships in Calabar, she won the 100m for the fourth time in a row and was also voted the most valuable athlete.
She was however dethroned as Africa’s best by Ruddy Zang Milama at the recently concluded African Championships in Port Novo, Benin.
