[b]The Year 2015 has been a mixed bag of fortunes and lack thereof for Africa's fastest woman. It started great at the Shanghai Diamond League meet where Blessing won the 100 meters but afterwards it all descended into some unfortunate situations as she was dogged and plagued with Injuries.

In early July it was a knee injury at a meet in Lausanne, Switzerland that was then followed by one of the most unfortunate and darkest period in Blessing's Career at the 15th Edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championship in Beijing, China, where she was hoping to make waves and stamp herself as one of the best woman sprinters the world has ever seen, but instead she had to deal with a sore hamstring that caused her to withdraw from the 200 meters race and to make matters worse, a media controversy.

Despite all this Blessing was able to honor her commitment to the Diamond League and finished her season on a high note with a second place finish behind Jamaica's Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce at the 100 meters in Zurich, Switzerland.

Blessing will now seek to get healthier to begin her journey of preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where with the lord on her side, will claim whats hers on the medal podium.

Blessing will now call it a season and therefore will not be attending any more meets which includes the All African Games that is now ongoing in the Congolese capital city of Brazzaville.

Blessing wants to thank all of those who have been by her side throughout this trying 2015 season and have shown her unconditional love and support; from the Lord Almighty to her Family, her management team, meet organizers and officials of her Federation who have been understanding and worked with her throughout her trials. Last but not least you the fans who have been so doting and supportive and even though on some occasion she felt like she let you down she very much appreciates you all standing by her and supporting her good times or bad times.

She will return in 2016 with a bang to make history for Nigeria and the African continent. Thank you all and God Bless!!![/b][i][/i]

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