Okagbare Leads 22 Others To Beijing Worlds

Africa’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare, will lead 22 other Nigerian athletes to the World Athletics Championships this August in Beijing, China.
Although, Nigeria has not officially named its captain for the IAAF worlds, it’s believed that with Okagbare’s quality performance at the Diamond League so far, athletes’ morals would be boosted for higher performance at the Championship.
A list of 23 athletes which was released on Monday and signed by the Technical Director of the federation, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama, also comprised of Gloria Asumnu, Stephanie Kalu, Deborah Odeyemi, Cecilia Francis and Ngozi Onwumere for the 100m and 4×100 women event.
Those named for 400m and 4x400m women are Patience Okon, Regina George, Oluwatisin Adeloye, Etim Margret, Funke Oladoye and Rita Osai.
Doreen Amata is for High jump women, while Lindsay Wieyimi Lindley is for 100mh women. For 400mh is Amaka Ogoegbunam, while Ese brume is the sole candoidate for long jump women. For discus women is Chinwe Okoro, while Heptathlon has Uhunoma Osazuwa as sole candidate.
Male athletes are as follows, Ogho-Oghene Egwero (100m), Odele Tega Peterm (200m), Tyron Akins (110mh), Miles Ukaoma (400mh) and Tosin Oke (Triple jump).
The federation also released names of 67 athletes and 14 officials for the All Africa Games (AAG) holding in Congo Brazzaville in September.
Athletes for the AAG are expected report to camp in Port Harcourt in a date yet to be announced.
According to Nesiama, athletes would be subjected to further trials as some of them were still on probation.
He said that the final team world be entered for the Games after a convincing performance from the athletes.