https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIYv0kRCOlQ
• Blessing Okagbare laments the federation's attitude killing Nigerian Athletics.
• Blessing Okagbare laments the federation's attitude killing Nigerian Athletics.
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Sports is big business. You have to invest. And you know we have great talents in Nigeria but you know, at the end of the day, all do not pay attention to these talents. They don’t prepare us for these major championships.
— Blessing Okagbare
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Sports is big business. You have to invest. And you know we have great talents in Nigeria but you know, at the end of the day, all do not pay attention to these talents. They don’t prepare us for these major championships." in the context of "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIYv0kRCOlQ
• Blessing Okagbare laments the federation's attitude killing Nigerian Athletics." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in Long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the 200 meters. She also holds the Women's 100 meters Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. She is currently serving an 11-year ban for breaching multiple World Athletics anti-doping rules. Her ban expires on 30 July 2032.
About Blessing Okagbare
Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in Long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the 200 meters. She also holds the Women's 100 meters Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. She is currently serving an 11-year ban for breaching multiple World Athletics anti-doping rules. Her ban expires on 30 July 2032.
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