Hehehe...she dey fear oooo.....Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare on Wednesday failed to show up for the women’s 200m at the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China.
After her disappointing eighth-place finish in the 100m on Monday, Nigerians had hoped that the 2014 Commonwealth gold medallist would redeem herself in the 200m which she was billed to take part in.
But Okagbare did not start (DNS) in the Heat Three of the event.
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However, sources in Beijing said the African champion was nursing an injury, which could become aggravated if she had participated in the race.
Meanwhile, former World and Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown, and her Jamaican teammate, Elaine Thompson, have qualified for the semi-finals of the event.
Also in the semi-finals is the silver medallist in the women’s 100m, Netherland’s Dafne Schippers.
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