Thursday, November 21, 2024

Okagbare Finishes Second Behind Asher Smith in Hengelo


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Okagbare Finishes Second Behind Asher Smith in Hengelo By Uche Dozie Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria finished second behind 200 metres Olympic champion, Dina Asher Smith at the Continental Tour in Hengelo, Netherlands this Sunday, BSNSports.com.ng can report. The 32-year-old Nigeria finished below the sub 11s to clock 11.02s in 100 metre final. Daryl Neita finished third with a personal best of 11.04s. Okagbare maintains her good form this year after finishing top two in almost all of her races. Two days ago she became the first woman to run under 11s on Slovakian soil, storming to a new Meet Record (MR) of 10.98s to win the 100m ahead of Ireland's Ciarra Neville. She ran a time of 10.90s at Doha in the Diamond League finishing second behind Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the 100m event.
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Niyi Busari

Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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