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Nigeria: Moscow 2013 - Okagbare Ends Nigeria's 14-Year Wait for Medal
This Day, 12 August 2013
After ending Nigeria's 14-year wait for a World Championship medal of any colour Sunday in Moscow, Blessing Okagbare who won the silver medal of the women's long jump with 6.99m… Read more »
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Nigeria: Moscow 2013 - Okagbare Breaks 14-Year Jinx, Wins Long Jump Silver
Premium Times, 11 August 2013
Blessing Okagbare on Sunday in Moscow broke a 14-year jinx plaguing Nigeria as her leap of 6.99m earned her a silver medal in the women's Long Jump at the ongoing IAAF World… Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare's Silver Medal, a Morale Booster - Stakeholders
Vanguard, 12 August 2013
Stakeholders in athletics believe that the powerful start by Blessing Okagbare in being the first African woman to make the podium at the ongoing World Athletic Championships was a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare Jumps to Silver, Pockets N4.8 Million
Vanguard, 12 August 2013
Blessing Okagbare, the 24 Year old Delta-born athlete, who is leading Nigeria's medals chase at the on-going IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, yesterday proved that she… Read more »
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Nigeria: Moscow 2013 - Okagbare Falters in 100m Final, Finishes Sixth
Premium Times, 12 August 2013
Hopes of having Nigeria's Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare, make it the podium in the women's 100m event was dashed on Monday evening as she could only manage a 6th place… Read more »
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Nigeria: IAAF World Championships - Okagbare Guns for Long Jump Gold in Moscow
This Day, 11 August 2013
Nigeria's dream of a medal at the 14TH IAAF World Championships appears to be just hours away as the country's brightest hope, Blessing Okagbare, goes into the long jump pit this… Read more »
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Nigeria: Uduaghan Congratulates Okagbare
Vanguard, 12 August 2013
Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, the Governor of Delta State, has congratulated Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare who won a silver medal in the Long Jump event of the 14th edition of the… Read more »
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Nigeria: IAAF World Championships - AFN Aims to Break 12-Year Medal-Less Jinx
Vanguard, 10 August 2013
Athletics Federation of Nigeria president, Chief Solomon Ogba on Thursday in Moscow, received a medal of commendation from the IAAF president, Lamine Diack for his outstanding… Read more »