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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Nigeria’s women sprinters swept the stakes yesterday at the All African Games here in Maputo.
But the surprise was that Blessing Okagbare was beaten to the gold by rival Damola Osayomi who clocked 10.90 seconds, a time that equaled Gloria Alozie’s national record set in 1999.
AFRICA's QUEEN OF THE TRACK ••• Nigeria's sprinter, Damola Osayomi celebrates her gold in Maputo.
Okagbare who was in the final of the World Championships in Daegu, Korea was favoured to win the race, but she posted 11.07 seconds, while All Africa Games debutant Gloria Asumnu summed up the medal equation when she took bronze with 11.26.www.mannastores.com
The out come of the women race, met the expectations of Nigerian athletics officials who banked on the girls to perform due to their exploits earlier in the season. Osayomi during the build up to the Games ran 10.99 seconds, while Okagbare ran 11.03.Osayomi also won gold at the 2007 Games in Algeria.
However, Ogho-Oghene Egwero and Obinna Metu were not brave in the men 100m final. Egypt’s Amir Ibrahim took the gold with 10.20 seconds, while Egwero placed second with 10.28 seconds. Metu with all his potentials struggled to a third place finish with 10.29 seconds.
After the race, Egwero looked up at the giant screen as the race was being replayed, he shook his head in regret and looked at the Egyptian speechless.
“There is nothing to say,” was his answer, when approached for his reaction. “There is nothing to say,” he muttered in a muffled tone.
His compatriot Metu was no less surprised at the way the race ended. “I am disappointed. It was not good enough. I thought I could end up better.”
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