Sunday, July 27, 2014

Okagbare takes to tracks today

Nigeria’s best known athlete at the moment, Blessing Okagbare, will begin her quest for medal today as she runs on lane 5 heat 5 of the 100 meters race today. She will be attempting to beat her season’s best of 11.18 seconds even as she will also hope to excel over her personal best which is 10.79 seconds. Okagbare will put on bib number 1977.

Also, Mozavous Edward, wearing bib number 1952, will fly the Nigerian flag as he runs in lane 1 in the Heat 6 of the men’s 100 meters race. Running alongside with him will be Eddie Herewe of Samoa in lane 2, SiueninFilamone of Tonga in lane 3, Jeremmy Bascom of Guyana in lane 4 while England’s Adam Gemil will run in lane 5, In lane 6, will be Titus Mukhala of Zambia while Jonathan Permalloy of Mauritius will run from lane 7. David Brown of Trinidad and Tobago will be in Lane 8. Another Nigerian, Ogho-Oghene Egwero with bib number 1953 will be in Lane 8 when the men’s Heat 8 of the 100 meters begin.

Running alongside with him will be Adel Sesay of Sierra Leone in lane 1, Chavaughn Walsh of Antigua and Barbadoes in Lane 2, Hassan Saaid of Maldives in Lane 3, Mark Anderson in Lane 4 while lane 5 will have Canada’s Aaron Brown and South Africa’s Akani Simbine will be in lane 6. Harold Houston of Bermuda will be in lane 7.

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