After her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa Games, the National
Sports Commission and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a
ban on sprinter, Blessing Okagbare; excluding her from representing the
country, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
Okagbare, had a dismal outing at the IAAF World championships in
Beijing, China. She claimed that injury forced her out of the
competition, where Nigerians expected her to win a medal having run the
third fastest time of the season in the 100m.
After the Beijing meet, Okagbare told officials of the AFN not to expect
her in Congo. But amazingly, she showed up in Zurich, full of life and
energy. She ran 10.98 seconds in the Diamond League, much to the chagrin
of athletics officials who gave her the benefit of the doubt because of
her purported injury.
The NSC and the AFN examined the circumstances bordering her decision to
dock the AAG, and came to the conclusion to deny the athlete any chance
of appearing in next year’s Olympics.
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