₦airaland Forum

By Ben Efe, Brazzaville, Congo


Following her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa
Games, the National Sports Commission and the
Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a ban
on sprinter, Blessing Okagbare; excluding her from
representing the country, at the 2016 Olympic
Games in Rio, Brazil.
Okagbare, had a dismal outing at the IAAF World
championships in Beijing, China. She claimed that
injury forced her out of the competition, where
Nigerians expected her to win a medal having run
the third fastest time of the season in the 100m.
After the Beijing meet, Okagbare told officials of
the AFN not to expect her in Congo. But
amazingly, she showed up in Zurich, full of life
and energy. She ran 10.98 seconds in the
Diamond League, much to the chagrin of athletics
officials who gave her the benefit of the doubt
because of her purported injury.
The NSC and the AFN examined the
circumstances bordering her decision to dock the
AAG, and came to the conclusion to deny the
athlete any chance of appearing in next year’s
Olympics.


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They will change their decision.

Eya

akintun:
They will change their decision.

Seconded

al these adminstaritv bodies flexin muscles with star sportmen/women since time immemorial.but some time u gat to do what is good for business.#amprouldy deltan

Y na

you see iyanga frm blessing, keshi

I don't think she will be fazed by this. She had mentioned in an interview that the sports ministry does nothing for the athletes.

Eeyah......