Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare set a new African Championships mark in the women's 100m after winning gold in 11.03 seconds at the 17th African Athletics Championships in Nairobi today.
Okagbare bettered the old mark of 11.06 set by fellow Nigerian, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi at the 1994 Commonwealth games in Victoria, Canada.
Gabon's Zang Milama Perennes Pau was second in 11.15 ahead of two other Nigerians; Damola Osayomi, who was third in 11.22 and Agnes Osazuwa who ended fourth and out of the podium in 11.33 seconds