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Nigeria: 4x100m Team Crashes Out at Beijing World Champs
Premium Times, 29 August 2015
It was mixed fortunes for Team Nigeria's relay teams on Saturday at the ongoing IAAF World Championships as the quartet for the 4x100m Women's event crashed out in the heats while… Read more »
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Nigeria: Beijing 2015 Worlds - Team Nigeria's Nightmare Continues
Vanguard, 26 August 2015
Nigerian athletes' nightmare at the IAAF World Championships, on-going in Beijing, China continued yesterday when Women 400m hopeful, Patience Okon-George and men 200m runner, Tega… Read more »
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Nigerian Stars Outshone at Athletics Championships
Team Nigeria's nightmare at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing China continued unabated as women's 400m hopeful, Patience Okon-George and men's 200m runner Tega Odele bowed out of the contest, while Blessing Okagbare came last in the women's 100m event and was a no-show at the 200m event.
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Nigeria: NSC Warns Athletes Against Doping At AAG
Daily Trust, 28 August 2015
The National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday warned the country's contingent to next month's All Africa Games from unwholesome practices, saying it will not tolerate any act of… Read more »
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Nigeria: 'I Owe Nobody an Explanation for My Failure in Beijing' - Okagbare
Guardian, 28 August 2015
Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championship 100m finalist, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, says she owes nobody any explanation for her poor performance at the championship. Read more »
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Nigeria: Shocker! Okagbare Chickens Out of 200m
Vanguard, 27 August 2015
Athletics Federation of Nigerian officials are reeling with shock, following Blessing Okagbare's decision not to start the women 200m at the IAAF World Championships on-going in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare Slams Critics, Says Some of Them Insane
Premium Times, 27 August 2015
Double Commonwealth champion, Blessing Okagbare, has labelled her critics "insane", while also thanking her true fans who have stood by her through thick and thin. Read more »
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Nigeria: IAAF World Championships - AFN Clears the Air On Okagbare's 200M Miss
Premium Times, 26 August 2015
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has offered some explanation on why Africa's Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare, was conspicuously missing in the Heats for the 200m Women's… Read more »
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Nigeria: World Championships - Oke Advances to Triple Jump Final, Okagbare Out of 200M
Vanguard, 26 August 2015
Team Nigeria's Tosin Oke on Wednesday advanced to the final of the men's triple jump event at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. Read more »
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Nigeria: Confusion As Okagbare Fails to Show Up for Beijing Race
Premium Times, 26 August 2015
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare was missing from the starting blocks during the 200m Women's Heats today in Beijing, China. Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare to Redeem Self in 200M
Vanguard, 26 August 2015
Blessing Okagbare said she is ready to make amends for her dismal showing in the women 100 m as she prepares to run the 200m heats today at the IAAF World Championships. Read more »
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Nigeria: IAAF Championships - Okagbare Will Bounce Back in 200M - Technical Manager
Premium Times, 25 August 2015
The Technical Manager of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Yussuf Ali, on Tuesday said that Africa's queen of the track and field, Blessing Okagbare, will bounce back in the… Read more »
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Africa: Okagbare, Ahoure Hold Africa's Biggest Prospect for Sprint Medal
This Day, 21 August 2015
Duro Ikhazuagbe with agency reports After winning two medals, a silver in the (long jump) and a bronze in the 200m at the last edition of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Athletics - French-Born Ikuesan Opts to Represent Nigeria
This Day, 25 August 2015
Sprinter Ayodele Ikuesan has appealed to the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to support her quest for a nationality switch from France to Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria: IAAF World Championships - Okagbare Finishes Last As Fraser-Pryce Wins 100 Metres Gold
Premium Times, 24 August 2015
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare caved in when it mattered most as she finished last in the finals of the 100m Women's event at the ongoing IAAF World Championships with a time of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Beijing Worlds - Will Okagbare Break Jinx?
Independent (Lagos), 22 August 2015
Africa's fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare, will lead Team Nigeria to the 15th edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships starting in Beijing today. Read more »
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South Africa: IAAF - Doping Allegations Keep Coming, Highlighting a Serious Lack of Resources
Daily Maverick, 17 August 2015
Another day, another allegation of trying to hide how deep the doping rabbit hole goes. The IAAF have their work cut out for them and the new president will have to spark in order… Read more »
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Nigeria: George Crashes Out of IAAF World Championships
Daily Trust, 25 August 2015
Nigeria's Patience George yesterday failed to make the final of the women's 400 metres event at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China. Read more »
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Nigeria: Okagbare Flops As Fraser-Pryce Retains Title
This Day, 25 August 2015
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare's quest for gold medal in 100 meters at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, came to a disastrous end as she came last in the final race decided at the… Read more »
