Despite the disqualification of some Nigerian athletes at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, two of the country’s medal hopefuls, Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha, will take to the tracks today in the women’s 100 metres.
Okagbare made her debut at the Olympics in 2008 at the Beijing Games where she won a bronze medal in the women’s long jump. The 32-year-old has since been a permanent fixture at subsequent Olympic Games, getting to the 100m final at the London Games in 2012 but placing 8th.Okagbare has been on fire since the start of the year and shortly after winning her eighth national title at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Lagos, said she is looking forward to a glorious outing in Tokyo.
“Since the start of this season, I see myself as very ready,” Okagbare said at the national trials in Lagos. “It will boost my confidence, my faith and my trust in God. I just hope this same thing happens at the Olympics.”
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