Elegbeleye Describes Okagbare's Gold Medal As Mother Of Al Gold Medals

Chef de mission of Team Nigeria, Gbenga Elegbeleye has hailed the spectacular performance of Blessing Okagbare in winning the Women’s 100 metres gold medal at the Commonwealth Games  

The Director General of National Sports Commission,NSC,  who described the medal as ‘’mother of all gold medals, said Okagbare had broken her personal best record by winning her first Commonwealth Games gold medal’.

The queen of African track shattered her Season’s best before also erasing the Games record with her 10.85 seconds win.

Elegbeleye, who is elated over Okgbarae feat of beating world best, Veronica Campbell- Brown of Jamaica and Keron Stewart, in the women’s one hundred race, said it was an easy victory as she trained hard to earn Nigeria her first Gold medal in the Athletic event. 

He also noted that all medals won at the Games deserve respect and praised Team Nigerian athletes who have been wonderful in fighting for honours for their fatherland out of the 71 Nations at the Commonwealth.