Nigeria’s women sprints champion, Blessing Okagbare, on Monday in Beijing, China at the 15th IAAF World Championships finished 8th in the 100 metres final.
It was, however, a different story for teammate Patience George as she qualified for Tuesday’s semi-finals in the women’s 400m, even though two other compatriots failed to advance.
Okagbare, who had earlier in the day in the semi-finals ran 10.89 seconds to place second on from lane four, was on lane 9 and could only clock 11.02.
She had on Sunday placed first in heat two with 11.07, and her semi-final showing had raised hopes of a medal prospect, especially as her season best is 10.80.
In the quarter-mile, George, whose season best is 50.76, will compete in heat two on Tuesday from lane 8 after she finished third in heat 5 in 50.87 seconds.
Compatriot Regina George, whose season best was 51.30 and personal best 50.84, ran in at 51.74 to place fourth in heat 4 and miss out on qualification for the semis.
Tosin Adeloye also failed to qualify from heat 2, after placing fifth with 52.42, in spite of a season and personal best 51.92.
The Athletics World Championships, which is holding at Beijing’s National Stadium, began on Saturday and will end on Sunday.
