Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor was born 9 October 1988Â in Sapele, Delta State,Nigeria, is our Woman Crush for today. The 28 year old athlete is married the Nigerian footballer, Igho Otegheri and has achieve so much in her short years.
She is a Nigerian track and field athlete who specializes in long jumping and short sprints. Blessing Okagbare is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medallist in the metres. She also holds the Women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.
She was part of the Nigerian quartet that won gold in the 4 × 100 m with a time of 43.34. 2012 was a busy year for Okagbare. She jumped 6.97 m in the long jump in Calabar during the Nigerian championship. She won new continental medals at the 2012 African Championships in Porto Novo. In the 100 m she was beaten to silver by Zang Milama, while in the long jump she claimed gold with a jump of 6.96 m. She not only wins gold on the track and field, she is the golden girl in the hearts of all Nigerians.
Photo Credit: Blessing Okagbare
