Okagbare Wins In Beijing

[Folami David]

Reigning Nigeria 100m champion,Blessing Okagbare returned to Beijing,China,the venue of her Olympic bronze medal feat yesterday and raced home first in the 100m event at the 2013 IAAF World Challenge.
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The Nigerian ran 11.04 seconds into a legal tail wind of +1.2 m/s to stroll home first ahead of Mikele Barber of the USA (11.30),reigning African champions,Zang Milama Ruddy of Gabon (11.32) and Jamaica's Aleen Bailey who ran 11 36 seconds to come fourth.
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Okagbare's time was four hundreth of a second slower than the personal season's best time of 11.00 seconds she ran last Friday in Shanghai,China to come second behind reigning Olympic champions, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Phyrce at the second leg of the 14-leg IAAF Diamond League series.

[Shola Sholaz]

Congratulations to her on this new achievement. I always knew she has this greatness in her. Bigups!