Continuing her streak of great performances for the 2014 Track & Field Season, Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria has once again done it as she topped her competitors in the 100 meters with a time of 11.00 seconds which was also a new Championships record in Day two (2) at the Ongoing Senior African Track & Field Championships in Marrakech Morocco.
Blessing who was just coming off a set of great performances at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland where she grabbed double gold in the 100 and 200 meters in a Games where she also set a new record for the 100 meters at 10.85 seconds repeated her strong showing as she came through to beat the best of Africa women sprinters that included the likes of Muriel Ahoure of the Ivory Coast who came in second with a time of 11.03 seconds to claim another Gold Medal in less that a month.
Blessing who was just coming off a set of great performances at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland where she grabbed double gold in the 100 and 200 meters in a Games where she also set a new record for the 100 meters at 10.85 seconds repeated her strong showing as she came through to beat the best of Africa women sprinters that included the likes of Muriel Ahoure of the Ivory Coast who came in second with a time of 11.03 seconds to claim another Gold Medal in less that a month.
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Results for the Women’s 100 meters Dash in Marrakech, Morocco are:
1. Blessing Okagbare NGR 11.00 Championships record,
2. Murielle Ahouré CIV 11.03,
3. Marie José Ta Lou CIV 11.20,
4. Gloria Asumnu NGR 11.49,
5. Pon Karidjatou Traoré BUR 11.60,
6. Gemma Yacoba Acheampong GHA 11.74,
7. Lawreta Ozoh NGR 11.74,
8. Adeline Gouenon CIV 11.8
1. Blessing Okagbare NGR 11.00 Championships record,
2. Murielle Ahouré CIV 11.03,
3. Marie José Ta Lou CIV 11.20,
4. Gloria Asumnu NGR 11.49,
5. Pon Karidjatou Traoré BUR 11.60,
6. Gemma Yacoba Acheampong GHA 11.74,
7. Lawreta Ozoh NGR 11.74,
8. Adeline Gouenon CIV 11.8
By: Editor
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