Okagbare withdraws from 200m race

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Nigeria and African queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare, Wednesday afternoon withdrew from the 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

Okagbare was due to race in the third heat of the 200m this afternoon, but was conspicuously missing despite having her name on the list for the race.

She is also scheduled to compete in the women’s long jump tomorrow www.ripples.cm.ng can report.

Read also: Okagbare vows to bounce back

The 26-years old on Tuesday promised to bounce back in the 200m race after her dismal performance in the 100m race won by Jamaica’a Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.

Okagbare who won gold in the 100m and 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last summer, had been one of the favourites for both sprint titles.

The Delta born athlete also won bronze in the 200m in the 2013 championships in Moscow, where she also secured silver in the long jump.

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