http://makingofchampions.net/2014/07/26/okagbare-faces-stiff-test-for-100m-commonwealth-gold-asumnu-is-a-possible-finalist/

Exactly 20 years ago, one of the country’s most outstanding athletes, Mary Onyali returned a time of 11.06secs to win the women’s 100m at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, and Nigeria’s sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare will be aiming for same as Athletics takes off in Glasgow on Sunday.

However, Okagbare, who is the nation’s brightest prospect at the games, will have her work cut out for her as she goes head-to-head with Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle-Lee Ahye and Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown in a bid to secure her first Commonwealth Games title two decades after a Nigerian last won the crown.

Compatriot, Damola Osayomi won the 100m in Delhi four years ago but had to be stripped of the medal and banned after her doping test came back positive for the stimulant methylhexanamine, while Natasha Mayers of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was elevated to first position.

Okagbare recently ran a Season’s Best (SB) of 10.97secs at the Monaco Diamond League, but Ahye is unbeaten in the 100m this season, as is USA's Tori Bowie, who currently World Leader this year with 10.80secs. Ahye tops the Commonwealth ranking with the world’s second fastest time of 10.85s, while Campbell-Brown follows closely with 10.86s:

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Even though Okagbare comes to the competition with the third fastest time, she could still storm to gold at the Hampden Park on Monday if she is able to rediscover the form that saw her lower the African 100m record to 10.79s - that time would almost certainly claim GOLD but given that Blessing has been concentrating on the 200 metres this season, this might have had an effect on both her speed and her confidence to claim the 100m crown!

Fellow Nigerian Gloria Asumnu also looks like a good bet for the 100m final as she occupies the 13th position in Commonwealth with a time of 11.15secs - even though EIGHT of the athletes ahead of her are Jamaican, only 3 of them can compete at the Games!

MoC PREDICTION: Our heart say GOLD for Blessing, but our head says it will be Silver or Bronze in the 100 metres. Gloria will do well to get to the final, but a medal will be out of her reach, unless she can run a PB and go under 11 seconds.

The good news is, with these two in our 4x100m team, they should be in good shape for a Relay medal next weekend! (Silver or Bronze - Jamaica will get the GOLD, unless they drop the baton or are disqualified)!

Okagbare will snatch it over ahye.Asunmu hmm.only confidence can help this beautiful lady!

What about.......................................?

Best of luck lady
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Strong sapele okpe girl... Okagbare doin okpe and urhobo proud.

Ok, meanwhile

we dey watch.....

Okagbare makin okpe, urhobo and delta state proud since medieval ages. I love dis girl. Her "Oka" really "gbare"

Keeping shining dear, in fact aim for diamond, gold too small for us

Ok

I trust okagbare....no lele.All b best my dear!

anythin is worth getting from the Commonwealth Games..ur countrymen(,leaders) dont gv a damn about the rags u guys are using in the games.

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she can do it...

Akbee: anythin is worth getting from the Commonwealth Games..ur countrymen(,leaders) dont gv a damn about the rags u guys are using in the games.

Just wish this girl Goodluck + less injury and stop looking for who lay blames on. Everything na Politics for dz country

Na only JAM come run 100m from the standings abi na past winners dem post for photo

True talk...

alaladakosta: Ok, meanwhile

Ur joke is stale. Have a nice day

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Itz qoin to be α rili tuff test aqainst d jamaicans..atimes u jst cant help bt wonder if dey r rili frm dis planet when it comes to 100m..

All d same we wish her best of LUCK, yea 'luck' datz wot she needs to survive in there..

Wishin ha GoodLuck

Henrypraise: Strong sapele okpe girl... Okagbare doin okpe and urhobo proud.

Henrypraise: Okagbare makin okpe, urhobo
and delta state proud since
medieval ages. I love dis girl. Her
"Oka" really "gbare"

you have an attachment problem bro. You can do much better than her.

Realistically, Okagbare will win 2 GOLD medals in the long jump and the 200m. If the other 3 sprinters in our 4x100m relay team were running sub 11s, the gold medal could be Nigeria's.

I wish Okagbare good luck

Wish her success

Hpy sunday go to church and pray agaist #ebola

Goodluck daughter Of Eve

alaladakosta: Ok, meanwhile

Not funny dear. Don't poke fun about a source if misery for others.

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Abeg o, no be shelly ann fraser dey d list so?
Y op con dey tip veronica and dat oda american lady?
As for okagbare, na anoda big stage be dis o! Best of luck sha

Best of Luck #TeamNigeria

She should be concentrating on d 200m and d long jump, becos those are d events I think can give her d Olympic gold. She has to win dis 100m tomorrow becos of her confident. The big four would be Ahye, Steward, VCB, and Okagbare . SAFP is not running.