- published: 17 May 2015
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Blessing Okagbare (born 9 October 1988) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medallist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. Her 100 m best of 10.79 makes her the African record holder for the event. She was the African 100 m and long jump champion in 2010. She has also won medals at the All-Africa Games and the IAAF Continental Cup.
Okagbare was born in Sapele, Delta, in Nigeria. Given her athletic physique, teachers and family encouraged her to take up sports. Initially she played football as a teenager at her high school and later, in 2004, she began to take an interest in track and field. She participated in a number of disciplines early on, competing in the long jump, triple jump and high jump events at the Nigerian school championships and winning a medal in each. On the senior national stage, she was a triple jump bronze medallist at the 2004 Nigerian National Sports Festival. Okagbare's first international outing came at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she performed in the qualifying rounds of both the long and triple jump competitions.
Blessing Okagbare wins women's 100m at IAAF Diamond League Shanghai, CHN
Blessing OKAGBARE wins 100m Final IAAF World Challenge Madrid 2016
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2013 Diamond League London women 100m dash final: Blessing Okagbare in 10.79 sets African record
Blessing Okagbare 10.92 Wins Women's 100m Gyulai Istvan Memorial 2016
Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor 100m Women's Gyulai Istvan Memorial 2016 HD
Nigerian Athlete and Olympics finalist, Blessing Okagbare walks down the aisle
Blessing Okagbare Speaks on Her Rise to Athletics Domination
Blessing Okagbare Wins Women's 100m heat 2 at IAAF World Championships Beijing 2015
Blessing Okagbare wins Women's 200m Final B with a huge gap