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Okagbare Lose Out As Fraser-Pryce Shine

Okagbare Lose Out As Fraser-Pryce Shine

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare failed in her bid to win her first 100m gold at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, as she came last in the women race decided at the Beijing National Stadium, in China.

Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won the race with crossed the line in 10.76 seconds to beat the strong-finishing Dafne Schippers, who set a Dutch record of 10.81 for second place.

American Tori Bowie finished third in 10.86 to win bronze.

Okgabre, stumbled a bit at the starting blocks and she was left behind by the strong field. She finished 11.02 a far cry from her season’s best of 10.84 seconds.

1st Shelly-Ann FRASER-PRYCE JAM 10.76

2nd Dafne SCHIPPERS NED 10.81 NR

3nd Tori BOWIE USA USA 10.86

4th Veronica CAMPBELL-BROWN JAM 10.91

5th Michelle-Lee AHYE TTO 10.98

6th Kelly-Ann BAPTISTE TTO 11.01

7th Natasha MORRISON JAM 11.02

8th Blessing OKAGBARE NGR 11.02




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