Tag: Blessing Okagbare
Oregon 2022: Nigeria’s relay squad disqualified over Okagbare’s doping ban
Apart from Okagbare's current 10-year ban from athletics, Nigeria has lost its potential qualification place for the women’s 4x100m relay…
Okagbare: Athletics Federation of Nigeria keeps mum
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said it will not comment on the 10-year ban slammed on Blessing Okagbare by…
Blessing Okagbare reacts to 10-year dope ban
My lawyers are currently studying it for our next line of action which we will inform you soon, Okagbare stated
Breaking: Blessing Okagbare slammed with 10-year ban
On 7 October, 2021, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) had pressed charges against Okagbare in relation to separate disciplinary matters.
Blessing Okagbare sacked from athletics after 10-year dope ban
The ban means that the 33 year-old star athlete has been sacked from the sport. She will be 43 at…
JUST IN: How Okagbare led FBI to Texas doping doctor Eric Lira
Eric Lira, 41, of El Paso, is the first person to be charged under a new U.S. anti-doping law governing…
Blessing Okagbare faces fresh three-count doping charge
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Okagbare tested positive for banned substance recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) in a sample collected out-of-competition…
Okagbare update: AFN awaits details of doping suspension
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) said it was in the process of obtaining the relevant details of the announcement…
Breaking: Blessing Okagbare knocked out of Tokyo for doping
Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare, in the running for a medal in the 100 metres, will not be on the start…
Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for women’s 100m semi-finals
Team Nigeria’s duo of Blessing Okagbare and Grace Nwokocha on Friday qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 100 metres…
Blessing Okagbare: Nigeria’s sport system flawed
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has said that the sport system in Nigeria is flawed and that athletes are always at…
Okagbare, 11 other Nigerian athletes cleared for Tokyo Olympics
Blessing Okagbare topped the list of 12 Nigerian athletes cleared to participate fully at the Tokyo Olympics.
Okagbare gets Guinness Book of Records recognition
Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have…
JUST IN: Blessing Okagbare disqualified in 200m again
Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria's medal hope in the 200m in IAAF World Athletics Championship in Doha has been disqualified for a…
Updated: IAAF reinstates Oduduru, Okagbare in 200m, 4×100 relays
Divine Oduduru and Blessing Okagbare will be given spots at the starting line for the 200 meters at the World…
Oduduru’s name missing in 200m start list at World Athletics Chamionship
Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru will no longer compete at the 2019 World Championships in Doha as he was not included…
Okagbare, Oduduru may be axed from World Athletics Championship
Two Nigerian medal contenders are in jeopardy of being booted from world championships because their federation entered them in events…
12th African Games: Blessing Okagbare disqualified
Nigeria's most famous female athlete, Blessing Okagbare on Monday in Rabat at the 12th African Games suffered disqualification after a…
Okagbare opens season’s account with 11.07secs
Nigerian women sprints record holder, Blessing Okagbare opened her 2019 season with a heart warming 11.07 seconds run at Shanghai…
Asaba 2018: Fans disappointed over Okagbare’s withdrawal
Some fans in Asaba, Delta on Thursday expressed disappointment over Blessing Okagbare’s withdrawal from the 100m and 200m events at…
Okagbare Set To Compete At IAAF
Blessing Okagbare says she is set to compete as the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Diamond League begins on…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria women’s relay team finishes last
Team Nigeria relay team, led by Blessing Okagbare, on Saturday finished last in the women’s 4x100m relay at the ongoing…
Okagbare finishes 8th in 100m as Fraser-Pryce wins gold
Nigeria’s star athlete, Blessing Okagbare failed to win a medal in the final of the 100 metres race in Beijing…
Blessing Okagbare, Fraser-Pryce through to 100m final
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare both reached the 100m final at 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China.…
Okagbare wins 100m in Shanghai Diamond League
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare easily outpaced a star-studded field, including highly-decorated Jamaican sprinters Fraser-Pryce and Veronica Campbell-Brown in the Shanghai Diamond…
Okagbare was right on the neglect of grassroots development – Gora
Elias Gora, former Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), on Friday said that Blessing Okagabre recent outburst…
Jonathan, PDP reaping where they did not sow – APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has challenged the ethical justification of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation on…
Fashola, Enyeama, Okagbare Win Nigeria Sports Awards
Damilare Okunola Governor Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama and sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare were the shining stars of the…
Enyeama, Okagbare Win Big At Nigeria Sports Award
Damilare Okunola Nigeria’s goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama and sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare were the shining stars at the Nigeria Sports Award…
Jonathan showers over N300m on Okagbare, Oshoala others
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday splashed over N300 million on athletes and their officials who made the country proud at…