Tuesday, 16 August 2016

Nigerian Sprinter Qualified For 200 Metres

The Olympic medallist clocked 22.71 secs to win heat 5 in the first round.
Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, on Monday, August 15, 2016, qualified for the 200 metres semi-final at the ongoing Olympics in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil.
She secured a spot in the 200m semis through automatic qualification as she finished first, clocking 22.71s ahead of Great Britain’s Asher-Smith who finished in the second position with 22.77s. 
Cote d’Ivoire duo of Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Murielle Ahoure qualified alongside Okagbare.


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