Okagbare finishes 3rd in Brussels Diamond League

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor came from behind to finish third in the 100m women final of the IAAF Diamond League Friday night in Brussels, Belgium.

Okagbare, who holds the 100m record in Nigeria, failed to overcome a sloppy start albeit she managed to race back into reckoning after 60 metres to haul herself into the top three positions.

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She ran 11.07 seconds to finish third behind reigning Olympic champion, Elaine Thompson of Jamaica (10.92 seconds) and Cote D’Ivoire’s 100m and 200m silver medalist at the IAAF World Championships in London, Marie-Jose Ta Lou (10.93 seconds).

Thompson picked $50,000 and retained her Diamond League title, Ta Lou won $20,000 while Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, who also came third in Paris and London and fourth in Rabat and Birmingham IAAF Diamond Leagues, got $10,000.

 

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