Submitted by Yomi Omogbeja on August 4, 2012 - 01:41
Tirunesh Dibaba won the much anticipated women's 10,000m and Ethiopia's first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympics Games last night in a stunning fashion whilst Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare stormed to a new PB in the women's 100m round 1.
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare destroyed a stellar 100m field, sets a new personal best; Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot takes a routine women's 5000m win and Silas Kiplagat takes the Emsley Carr Mile in 3:52.44 in weekend's Aviva London Grand Prix - Samsung Diamond League meet at Crystal Palace.
Defending champion, Blessing Okagbare, wins her fourth successive Nigerian women's 100m title ahead of Delta State's compatriot Gloria Asunmu at the 66th All Nigeria (Olympic Trials)/Cross-Rivers State Athletics Championships in Calabar on Tuesday.
Seven Nigerian athletes reached the Olympic qualifying standards set by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), in 2011 to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.