Ogunlewe and Obinna Metu have both crashed out of the 200m. Ogunlewe's time was 21.11s, while Metu ran 21.79s

CFCfan: Ogunlewe and Obinna Metu have both crashed out of the 200m. Ogunlewe's time was 21.11s, while Metu ran 21.79s

`I really think we should give Mikel a chance to prove his worth in the 100m final.
What do you think?

CFCfan: Ogunlewe and Obinna Metu have both crashed out of the 200m. Ogunlewe's time was 21.11s, while Metu ran 21.79s

Metu ran 21.19s...both of them finished 4th in their heats..

[quote
author=daveP] yeah he's good,but we should start looking future-wise
now. We need 14yrs-18yrs that can go to 3olympics, 3commonwealths, and
several championships and be 32yrs when retiring.[/quote]it is not mr segun faults where are the young one u are talking about?

[quote
author=deene]I don't know if it's just me but I am yet to see the point
in recruiting all these 'Americans' to compete for Nigeria.

They have had no overwhelming impact on our athletics at all. Infact,
they are performing at the standard that the old set of home-based
athletes were.

Blessing who is our biggest star today was not recruited. Her talent was
discovered here and refined in the USA... I strongly believe that if we
need someone or some people to join her standards, we will need to also
sponsor some young Nigerian talents to do better for the future...

I don't know if anyone else shares my 'sentiments'...[/quote]seconded the americans are not good enough

enomakos: it is not mr segun faults where are the young one u are talking about?

they are out there freestyling on the streets.

daveP: they are out there freestyling on the streets.

agreed

but do we have an u-10,u-12 team?

These Indians no go kill Nigeria 4 wrestling ooo. Haba, how many times are we going to lose to them. Two Nigeria females have made d finals, and d Indians are there waiting 4 them.

CFCfan: Ogunlewe and Obinna Metu have both crashed out of the 200m. Ogunlewe's time was 21.11s, while Metu ran 21.79s

Wow. 21.79 for a guy?

Even allyson Felix has a PB of 21.64s!!! God help our Naija guys oo

@cfcfan please post a youtube link for okagbare's 200m heat after the race tonight . i won't be able to watch it at home thanks in advance.

Two Nigeria boxers are now guaranteed a medal in d heavyweight categories , hopefully d only remaining female boxer would get a medal tonight.

enomakos: agreed

but do we have an u-10,u-12 team?

no we dont...but we have U-16. Then d african youth chanpionship that we went to those guys en girls were so young.thats the kind of thing i want he and metorohun to kickstart.

deene:


Wow. 21.79 for a guy?

Even allyson Felix has a PB of 21.64s!!! God help our Naija guys oo

what anooyes me about metu is he isnt even as muscular as fasugba.he supposed to have more wind-support as a result.yet he jst lazily runs

daveP: what anooyes me about metu is he isnt even as muscular as fasugba.he supposed to have more wind-support as a result.yet he jst lazily runs

When he started, i thought he had prospects cos he breezed past his competitors at the heats om the olympic games. I don't know what happened to him.

Afam4eva:
When he started, i thought he had prospects cos he breezed past his competitors at the heats om the olympic games. I don't know what happened to him.

Yeah. I rememba then... he was tagged "the next uchennns emedolu" ...

I just saw the startlist for blessing okagbare in heat 1 of the 200m... that startlist is so laughable.

She will jog from start to finish

Infact. She will also jog in the finals. No athlete has a PB even close to her season's best! I can't wait for the finals... she ll dwarf the field.

deene:

Yeah. I rememba then... he was tagged "the next uchennns emedolu" ...

I wish we still had Uchenna Emedolu and Olusoji Fasugba because i'm positive that they would have posed some challenge. The men we have now are falling hand seriously.

Afam4eva:
When he started, i thought he had prospects cos he breezed past his competitors at the heats om the olympic games. I don't know what happened to him.

since mobil games i knew he was woodmade compared to goldmade fashugba.we need an alpha male as okagbare is our alpha-female.metu fufu guy!

deene: I just saw the startlist for blessing okagbare in heat 1 of the 200m... that startlist is so laughable.

She will jog from start to finish

Infact. She will also jog in the finals. No athlete has a PB even close to her season's best! I can't wait for the finals... she ll dwarf the field.

lmao, african usain bolt!! I know she can jog,but let her take advantage of it once its the semifinals to start record-breaking.thats what matters now.she should target a sub-20secs. Or sub 21sec! Ride on Bless!

Afam4eva:
I wish we still had Uchenna Emedolu and Olusoji Fasugba because i'm positive that they would have posed some challenge. The men we have now are falling hand seriously.

Ahhh Fasuba was very good. I think he once posted 9.86s! If we are to get to that level... we need serious investments!

Grassroots athletics needs to be developed and there should be a programme. I was watching world junior champs in usa... and I saw some kids that participated in the world youth champs last year... dts continuity.

I hope Nigeria is thinking in that direction.

daveP: lmao, african usain bolt!! I know she can jog,but let her take advantage of it once its the semifinals to start record-breaking.thats what matters now.she should target a sub-20secs. Or sub 21sec! Ride on Bless!

Lol sub 20 or 21 ke? Cool down bro.

The only active ladies that have sub 22 are Felix and Campbell-brown! But I hope Okagbare can break the African record of 22.07s set by Mary Onyali.

Austeenx:


`I really think we should give Mikel a chance to prove his worth in the 100m final.
What do you think?

isaiah9: @cfcfan please post a youtube link for okagbare's 200m heat after the race tonight . i won't be able to watch it at home thanks in advance.

You got it

deene: I just saw the startlist for blessing okagbare in heat 1 of the 200m... that startlist is so laughable.

She will jog from start to finish

Infact. She will also jog in the finals. No athlete has a PB even close to her season's best! I can't wait for the finals... she ll dwarf the field.

I reckon she'd win by a 40m gap

I watched the Women's 4x100 IAAF Relay Championship, and the Jamaicans had some problems handing over their batons smoothly.
Nigeria could just nick a gold in the event

CFCfan: I watched the Women's 4x100 IAAF Relay Championship, and the Jamaicans had some problems handing over their batons smoothly.
Nigeria could just nick a gold in the event

I am hoping for a baton error from them. they certainly have a better team; VCB, SAFP, Kerron Stewart and 'Anybody' .. Thats a world class team anywhere in any field in any championship.

But i am #TeamNigeria all the way.

P.S: I hope Maurice Greene doesnt allow blessing run the second leg like the world relays ... i think duncan will do okay there!

deene:

Lol sub 20 or 21 ke? Cool down bro.

The only active ladies that have sub 22 are Felix and Campbell-brown! But I hope Okagbare can break the African record of 22.07s set by Mary Onyali.

lol, i knw she can,onyali's record MUST BE BROKEN TONIGHT! HABA

deene:

I am hoping for a baton error from them. they certainly have a better team; VCB, SAFP, Kerron Stewart and 'Anybody' .. Thats a world class team anywhere in any field in any championship.

But i am #TeamNigeria all the way.

P.S: I hope Maurice Greene doesnt allow blessing run the second leg like the world relays ... i think duncan will do okay there!

True.. I also think the Jamaican coaches would field VCB, SAFP and Kerron Stewart as the first 3 runners, in order to neutralize any potential barnstorming run by Okagbare on the final leg. By the time, the baton gets to Blessing in the last leg, the Jamaicans would hope that the gap would be too much for her to make up.

Anyway, I'd prefer Gloria Asumnu to be the lead-off, Duncan and Christy Udoh as the 2nd and 3rd legs.

daveP: lol, i knw she can,onyali's record MUST BE BROKEN TONIGHT! HABA

It's not advisable to break a record in the Heats; but as that race is the only one she would partake in tonight, she may decide to serve a warning to the Jamaicans

Good revenge 4 Nigeria over d Indians as Nigeria wins two wrestling Gold. Usman should win weightlifting gold in d next 25min.

akintun: Good revenge 4 Nigeria over d Indians as Nigeria wins two wrestling Gold. Usman should win weightlifting gold in d next 25min.

2 golds!! cool!