The
Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission,
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has predicted that Blessing Okagbare may emerge the
world champion in the women’s 100m race in the forthcoming IAAF World
Championship in Russia If she maintains her current form.
He said this
in the light of Okagbare’s latest victory, which saw her broke the Africa women’s
100 metre record at the London Diamond League, which took place at the
weekend. She first ran 10.86 second in
one of the heats, which was better than the previous African record of 10.90, held
by fellow Nigerian Gloria Alozie.
Okagbare
further improved her personal record by running 10.76 in the final, winning the
women’s 100m event at the same venue at Stratford where she failed to make a
mark at the London Olympics.
Abdullahi
said he was very impressed by her performance and form. “She has consistently
shown by her performances that she has got what it takes to be a world champion.
It is an impressive performance by any standard, breaking the Africa record two
times within a short period. It shows that she is world class and ranks among the
best athletes in the world.
“I have no
doubt that if she maintains her current form and peaks at the right time she
will win the women’s 100m at the World Championship in Russia,” the minister
said, while congratulating Okagbare.
The IAAF
World Championship will take place in Russia between August 10 and 18, 2013.
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