Blessing Okagbare is doing Federal Republic of Nigeria proud: She wins C’wealth 200m gold

African queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare’s hope of a treble gold medals within the current Commonwealth Games in city, European nation remains on as she completed the Commonwealth Games sprints double on Thursday winning the 200m event in twenty two.25secs.

Okagbare had won the Games ten0m during a record 10.85secs on Monday.

She is poised to win 3 gold medals with the last being the 4x100m.


Okagbare in lane six started brilliantly however nearly light away at the bend however solely had to power herself to the destination together with her long strides.

English pair of Jodie Williams (22.50) and Bianca Williams (22.58) won the silver and bronze severally.

Earlier within the day, ESE Brume had won gold for Nigeria within the Women’s Long Jump with a leap of vi.56m. Her third try gave her the gold.

Okagbare would have competed within the Long Jump event however it clashed together with her 200m, thus she selected the latter over the previous.

However it served to announce the arrival of another Nigerian jock UN agency defeated all comers to win herself a ribbon.