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Blessing Okagbare, photo by PhotoRun.net

Blessing Okagbare 22.04 AR and WL

ABILENE (USA, Mar 24): Sensational African 200 m record by Blessing Okagbare from Nigeria with 22.04 World lead (+0.5). Former official mark was 22.07 by Mary Onyali also from Nigeria from Zurich meet in 1996. OkagbareÂ´s former top mark was 22.23 from 2014. At Wes Kittley Invitational to note also another interesting mark by a Nigerian, Fabian Edoki improved in long jump to 810 (+1.6). Second Jamaican Odaine Lewis 808 (+2.1, legal 790 +1.6 PB) and third Lutalo Boyce 803 (+1.6) PB. Universiade finalist Emmanuel Yeboah from Ghana achieved 10.29 (+0.6) in the 100 m and Spanish Francisco Javier Lopez windy 13.67 (+2.9) over the hurdles.

RunBlogRun opines: Blessing Okagbare is coming into fantastic shape prior to the Commonwealth Games, where she won both the 100 meters and 200 meters in Glasgow 2014. With a new pb of 22.04 for 200 meters and her 2013 100 meter PB of 10.79. Blessing is running the Texas Relays 100 meters this coming weekend.

Blessing Okagbare showing her LJ skills, photo by PhotoRun.net

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