Blessing Okagbare sets new Record at the All-Nigerian Championships

Blessing Okagbare, Africa’s Queen of the track on Thursday claimed her seventh national title as she blitzed the Women’s 100m event in a sizzling 11.02secs at the ongoing All-Nigeria Championships in Sapele, Delta State.

Blessing did not feature at the 2015 All-Nigeria Championships in Warri following a tiff with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), send the warning signals in the semifinal after winning with a dominant 11.22secs, Vanguard reports.

In yesteday’s final, the 27-year-old track sensation ghosted to the title with a new record time, trumping her previous championship mark of 11.06 which she set while she won the 2010 edition of the All-Nigeria Championship in Calabar.

Peace Ukoh came second while last year’s winner, Gloria Asumnu completed the podium in third place