Blessing Okagbare has added another collection to her juicy profile by emerging the second-fastest woman in the world after she finished 10.63 seconds at the national Olympics trials in Lagos.
It is imperative to note that the time also breaks her own Personal Record (PR) as the fastest African and Nigerian woman ever.
Official records have it that the Commonwealth 200m and 100m gold medalist ended up a millisecond behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce on the World Athletics’ log.
Okagbare, 32, who was running in the country for the first time since 2016, breezed past her competitors at the women’s 100 metres final.
Officials said she finished the race at 10.62 seconds but a +2.7 tailwind forced the time back to 10.63 seconds.
Speaking with newsmen after the race, she said “I feel like Blessing Okagbare once again. And I just want to go out every time and do my best. I feel happy. I’m really happy that this time came down today. It boosts my confidence. I just hope this same thing happens at the Olympics.
“I’ve been working on everything in general. I hope it clicks where it counts at the big stage. I have to go to the Games and do better than this or reciprocate it. This finish boosts my confidence going to the Games.”
Nevertheless, Okagbare’s record is subject to ratification by the World Athletics, reports said.
