Blessing Okagbare, Nigerian sprinter, beat record breaking star, Usain Bolt, to the 2016 Guinness world records feat as the athlete with the most diamond league appearances.
Okagbare participated in 38 diamond league events higher than any other athlete in the world, according to the records.
“Multi-discipline athlete, Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria participated at 38 Diamond league events between July 3, 2010 and September 5, 2014. Okagbare’s specialties are the 100m and 200m sprints and long jump,” the book said.
The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings held from 2010 till date and billed to hold again in London by 2016.
The competition was designed to replace the IAAF Golden League, which held from 1998 to 2010.
Though Bolt was awarded IAAF world athlete of the year in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, he is yet to have as much appearances as the multi-talented Nigerian.
Okagbare holds the women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.
sourse:http://africanleadership.co.uk/blog/?p=9558
Home
»
» Unlabelled
» Nigeria’s Multi-Talented Blessing Okagbare Beats Usain Bolt to Guinness World Record!
Recent Posts
- Checkout Yellow Page Music Awards 2017 Nominees
It's one we have all been waiting for [...]
Jan 25, 2017 - UPGRADE IN PROGRESS - COMING SOON
Kindly bear with us as we upgrade to give you bigger, better and a more engaging community ex[...]
Jan 09, 2017 - Two OAU Students Die In Less Than 24 Hours (Photos)
While the entire University community of Obafemi Awolowo University were mourning over the lost[...]
Dec 28, 2016 - Ebonyi State University Senate President (SUG) Dies In Auto Crash (Graphic Pics)
The president of the senate in Ebonyi State University SUG, Comr David Nwizi had reportedly died i[...]
Dec 27, 2016 - What a Man Wants From A Woman - RSUST STudent, Rechael Speaks
I have come to realise that what a man needs to keep a serious relationship with a woman is no[...]
Dec 27, 2016 - See What An RSUST Student Was Spotted Doing In His Village
This is what our student is spotted doing while in his home town 'ibaa' This pics was shared by o[...]
Dec 26, 2016
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Post a Comment Blogger Facebook
PLEASE DO WELL TO DROP YOUR COMMENTS:
EmoticonNOTE: Please use the FACEBOOK comment if you are having difficulty using the BLOGGER comment system.
Click to see the code!
To insert emoticon you must added at least one space before the code.