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Blessing Okagbare: An Olympic And World Championships Medalist In The Long Jump Reveal Her Success Secrets

August 15, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Blessing Okagbare is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the 200 metres. She also holds the Women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.

She is the current African record holder in the 200 m with her run of 22.04 seconds in 2018. She was the African 100 m and long jump champion in 2010. She has also won medals at the All-Africa Games, IAAF Continental Cup and World Relays.

Blessing Okagbare Medal records

Olympic Games  
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing       Long jump
World Championships  
Silver medal – second place2013 Moscow   Long jump
Bronze medal – third place2013 Moscow200 m
Commonwealth Games  
Gold medal– first place2014 Glasgow100 m
Gold medal – first place               2014 Glasgow200 m
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast4×100 m relay  
All-Africa Games  
Gold medal– first place2011 MaputoLong jump
Gold medal – first place2011 Maputo4×100 m relay  
Gold medal – first place2015 Brazzaville4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2007 AlgiersLong jump  
Silver medal – second place2011 Maputo100 m
African Championships  
Gold medal – first place2010 Nairobi100 m
Gold medal – first place2010 NairobiLong jump
Gold medal – first place2010 Nairobi4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakesh100 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakesh4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2018 Asaba4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2012 Benin100 m
IAAF World Relays  
Gold medal – first place               2015 Nassau4×200 m relay
Continental Cup  
Bronze medal – third place2010 Split100 m

Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar had a candid interview with Blessing Okagbare, an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump where she talks about her workout, diet, and success story.

Namita Nayyar:

You are an Olympic African record holder in the 200 m with your run of 22.04 seconds in 2018.Walk us through your spectacular journey and tell us how it all began?

Blessing Okagbare:

It all started when I was in high school where I was just running/jumping at inter-house sports in high school for fun and I was really good at it. Even as a little girl I loved running and jumping with the boys in my street and also played soccer with them. One faithful afternoon, I went to my older sister high school as she had told her teacher she has a little sister who can run. So, they put me in a race with other girl older than me and i won against all of them. He then told me I am good and that if I train and take it seriously, I can represent my country someday.

Little me said no as I was only running for fun not for anything he was saying as I do not even know about all what that is. One week later after giving it a thought, I went back to him, told him I was ready and he took me the stadium in my home town and registered me in a sport club called dynamic athletics club.

From then on I started training but was not really taking it seriously as I just felt like there was nothing so important in it. Months after that, my coach sent me home and said I am not serious about what they do at the track and specifically told me not to come back until I am ready to be an athlete. Well, I went home, thought about it for days and I went back. From there on, my life took different part as I went from high school into-house sport to local competition, state competition, and national competition, got a scholarship to study/run track in the United States of America where my true success story began and now the world knows.

Full Interview is Continued on Next Page

This interview is exclusive and taken by Namita Nayyar President womenfitness.net and should not be reproduced, copied or hosted in part or full anywhere without an express permission.

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