Blessing Okagbare News & Updates

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare suspended for doping violation ahead of 100 meter semifinal

Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson didn’t miss a beat when asked if he’d ever been part o...

Jul 30, 2021 • Yahoo! Sports

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare handed 10-year ban for doping violations

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban for doping violations. The 33-year...

Feb 18, 2022 • Yahoo! Sports

Nigerian sprinter suspended for HGH hours before Olympic run

TOKYO (AP) — Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare was provisionally suspended for doping Saturday, ...

Jul 30, 2021 • Yahoo

Nigerian Blessing Okagbare out of Olympic Games after failing drugs test

TOKYO -- Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare's Tokyo Ga...

Jul 30, 2021 • ESPN

Why has Blessing Okagbare been suspended from the Olympics?

SPRINTER Blessing Okagbare was one of Nigeria's big medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics. One of the fa...

Jul 30, 2021 • The Scottish Sun

Nigerian Sprinter Blessing Okagbare Out of Tokyo Olympics After Testing Positive for HGH

Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo ...

Jul 30, 2021 • Yahoo UK & Ireland

Blessing Okagbare

Nigerian track and field star Blessing Okagbare had double reasons to celebrate as she turned 37. Th...

Aug 23, 2026 • The Nation Newspaper

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare receives 10-year ban in doping case

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare received a 10-year suspension, the Athletics Integrity Unit anno...

Feb 18, 2022 • Washington Post

Coach advises Blessing Okagbare to focus on long jump, not sprinting

Although Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has gone 10.79 seconds in the 100 meters, her coach thinks it...

Mar 17, 2014 • FanSided

Nigerian sprinter, Olympic medalist Blessing Okagbare banned for 10 years for doping

LONDON -- Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare received a 10-year ban for being part of an "organized...

Feb 18, 2022 • ESPN

Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Blessing Okagbare provisionally suspended for failed drugs test

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended just hours before she was due t...

Jul 31, 2021 • Sky Sports