Rio 2016: Blessing Okagbare fails to qualify for 200m final

Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare crashed out of the women’s 200m final on Tuesday as she finished fifth in the heat of the semifinals in 22.69 secs at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She is ranked number 13 in the 200 m women's category.

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Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor 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.

So sad she is out of the Rio 2016 Olympics