Blessing Okagbare might have had
her moments at the 2014
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
by winning a sprint double but as
the African Championships,
starting tomorrow in Marrakesh,
Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire’s Murielle
Ahouré will be keen to outshine
Okagbare in the race of who
emerges Africa’s fastest runner in
Africa.
Ahouré is power packed and she
more than anyone can prove to
Okabgare, that she is a worthy
challenger. Their anticipated clash
is undoubtedly the major highlight
of the African championships.
At the 2012 edition in Porto Novo,
Benin Republic Okagbare was
denied the glory by Gabonese
Ruddy Zang Milama. However, in
Morocco, bustling with a new
found form, Okagbare the African
record holder at 10.79 seconds
needs to prove that her Glasgow
exploit was not a fluke by beating
Ahoure who denied her a chance to
win a medal in the women 100m
and a better placing in the 200m
at last year’s World
Championships in Moscow,,
Russia.
Okagbare has the second fastest
time of 10.85, which she clocked in
Glasgow, while Ahoure has 10.98.
Other Nigerian athletes are also
itching to go and from all
reckoning Athletics Federation of
Nigerian officials are expecting
another successful run in Morocco.
‘’We are going to Morocco to
retain the title. We shall clear the
sprints medals and also pick a
minimum of two gold medals from
the four at stake in the hurdles.
I know that the competition will be
stiff in the throws with the
Egyptians and the Algerians
expected to prove difficult but
Queen Obisesan and Chinwe Okor
can win gold ” said hurdles coach
Gad Onumegbu.
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