Nigerian fastest woman of all-time and 8 time national 100m queen, Blessing Okagbare, raced to a new 10.89 seconds personal season’s best to place fourth in the 100m event Tuesday at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial Meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The Nigerian, looking to make it a hat-trick of 100m w... Read more...
25 Athletes and 10 coaches have began camping in Abuja, Nigeria's federal Capital in preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games scheduled to commence 24th July. Athletic Federation of NIgeria, AFN Secretary-General AFN, Adisa Beyioku, in a letter dated July 2 and addressed to the Director, Federatio... Read more...
Wind stopped Blessing Okagbare from becoming the joint-fastest woman alive when she ran a time of 9.63m at the Athletics Federation of Nigeria National Trials held at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos on Thursday. The Punch reports that Okagbare stood out among other runners at the women’s 100... Read more...
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria’s queen of track, Blessing Okagbare has cemented her legendary status in athletics with her induction into the Guinness Book of Records for the most appearances in Diamond Meetings. Okagbare, 32, disclosed the great feat on her Facebook page on Wednesday morning. ... Read more...
Nigeria Olympic medallist and USA based sprinter, Blessing Okgbare has said that the next man to seek her hand in marriage would be made to write 500-word essay, adding that she was no longer interested in dating as her first marriage crashed, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The silver winni... Read more...
Nobody prays for an unhealthy marriage. In fact there is no perfect marriages in the world but there are peaceful homes in the society. When 6 years ago, precisely in 2014, Blessing Okagbare and her heartthrob Jude Otegheri Ighoteghuonor walked down the aisle in a holy matrimony, everyone wishe... Read more...
Igho Otegheri, husband of Blessing Okagbare, says he won’t “tarnish” the image of the Nigerian superstar athlete in the media amidst reports that she filed a divorce suit to end their six-year marriage. Nigerian Olympics silver medalist Okagbare reportedly filed for divorce recently, citin... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The Adoption campaign initiative of the ministry of youth and sports development under the leadership of the Mr. Sunday Dare, has continued to attract more private and public sector partnerships, as another governor keys into the project, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report... Read more...
Cheering news from Doha, Qatar, venue of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship has it that the duo of Nigeria sprinters, Blessing Okagbare and Divine Odudu have been cleared by the IAAF to compete for the 200m and relay race, Bestchoicesports.com.ng. The duo were initially disqualified foll... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has demanded for explanations following the disqualification of Nigeria athletes, Divine Odudu and Blessing Okagbare from thr 100 and 200m races at the on-going 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar, bestchoicesports.c... Read more...