…as deadline nears expiration 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist, Blessing Okagbare, may not appeal the 10-year-ban handed her by the Athletics Integrity Unit for doping as the 30-day appeal deadline nears expiration. The AIU February 18 banned the Nigerian…
Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. Okagbare, who has an Olympic silver medal in the long jump from the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally…
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been charged after testing positive for human growth hormone and EPO, offences that forced her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said Thursday. Okagbare, a former Commonwealth Games gold medallist,…
Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Okagbare who is the reigning Nigerian record holder in both the 100m and 200m…
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages. Okagbare stated this on Wednesday after some Nigerian athletes were disqualified from competing in…
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognized by the Guiness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare on Wednesday shared the good news via her verified Instagram handle. She…
