Racing against herself pretty much on Tuesday evening in Stockholm, Sweden, Blessing Okagbare won an invitational 200 meters race at the Folksam 2016 Grand Prix in a great time of 22.58 seconds to post her seasons best thus far for 2016 and also the lead time for all African women sprinters.
The Nigerian Sprint champion has been slowly building up towards the Rio Olympic Games where she will be amongst the major contenders for medals in the women’s 100 and 200 meters races and her race on Tuesday evening proved that she is well on her way to being that force that she has been working towards in Rio.
The Nigerian Sprint champion has been slowly building up towards the Rio Olympic Games where she will be amongst the major contenders for medals in the women’s 100 and 200 meters races and her race on Tuesday evening proved that she is well on her way to being that force that she has been working towards in Rio.
Once ranked as the top 200 meters woman sprinter in the world she easily coasted to victory without any stiff challenge racing down the straightaway with ease as she clocked the race in 22.58 seconds.
She tops Muriel Ahoure of the Ivory Coasts’ 22.72 seconds she ran in Shanghai on May 14th 2016 to move atop the African women’s 2016 200 meters rankings.
After the race she expressed that she was pleased with her time and where she is currently in her preparation for Rio. She expressed that if she had been pushed she would have run a faster time.
The second place finisher in Mariely Sanchez of the Dominican Republic ran the race in 23.52 seconds.
She tops Muriel Ahoure of the Ivory Coasts’ 22.72 seconds she ran in Shanghai on May 14th 2016 to move atop the African women’s 2016 200 meters rankings.
After the race she expressed that she was pleased with her time and where she is currently in her preparation for Rio. She expressed that if she had been pushed she would have run a faster time.
The second place finisher in Mariely Sanchez of the Dominican Republic ran the race in 23.52 seconds.
By: Leslie Koroma Sr.
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