The first medal hope for Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare is off her sleeves following the conclusion of the women’s 100m final at the ongoing Rio Olympic Games.
Okagbare, who made the finals of this same event at the London Olympics four years ago but finished last, could not match her performance as she could not make it beyond the semi finals in Rio.
The reigning commonwealth champion finished 3rd in her semi final race with a time of 11.09 but the intensity of the races ensured that only athletes that ran under 11seconds made it to the final.
In the final race proper, Elaine Thompson ended the eight-year Olympic reign of her training partner and compatriot, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, in a thrilling final as the Jamaican secured gold in a stunning 10.71, the second-fastest winning time in the history of the women’s Olympic 100m final.
