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Nigeria Athletics Body Denies Ban On Blessing Okagbare

Media reports stated that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria placed a ban on the athlete because she refused to participate in the 200 metres at the Beijing World Championships because of a hamstring injury.

Nigeria: Okagbare Banning Story Not True - Athletics Body

Premium Times, 9 September 2015

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has described as outright falsehood media reports that fleet footed Africa queen of the track and field, Blessing Okagbare, has been banned by… Read more »
Nigeria: All Africa Games - Okagbare to Leave for Congo Thursday

This Day, 10 September 2015

Africa's queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, THISDAY can reveal this morning is to leave for Congo Brazzaville thursday to compete for Nigeria in the track &… Read more »
Nigeria: Okagbare Banned From Rio Olympics

Vanguard, 8 September 2015

Following 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;… Read more »

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Nigeria: Blessing Okagbare - Flopping On the Big Stage

This Day, 29 August 2015

The 2016 summer Olympics slated for Rio in Brazil is less than a year to go and one of the shining lights of Nigerian athletics in the last few years has been Blessing Okagbare.… Read more »
Nigeria: Blessing Okagbare Fails to Win IAAF Athletes Commission Seat

Premium Times, 30 August 2015

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare completed a disappointing World Athletics Championships on Sunday at Beijing in China by losing out in the race for a place on the IAAF Athletes… Read more »
Nigeria: Okagbare Misses IAAF 200 Metre With Injury

Daily Trust, 26 August 2015

Nigeria's sprint queen Blessing Okagbare yesterday failed to show up for the women's 200m at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China due to suspected… Read more »
Nigeria: Beijing 2015 Fallout - Okagbare Succumbed to Pressure Not Injury, Coach Claims

Vanguard, 2 September 2015

Nigeria's failure to win a medal at the just concluded IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China remains the talk of the moment for athletics enthusiasts. Yesterday renowned… Read more »
Nigeria: Hamstring Stops Okagbare From 200M

This Day, 27 August 2015

Blessing Okagbare's hope of improving on the 200m bronze medal she won at the 2013 edition of the IAAF World Championships in Moscow hit a dead end yesterday as a hamstring injury… Read more »

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Nigeria's Blessing Apologises to Athletics Federation

Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor has apologised to the athletics federation for her comments on the use of foreign athletes. Read more »
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Nigeria Athletics Body Denies Ban On Blessing Okagbare

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