{"id":5530,"date":"2021-06-16T23:36:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=5530"},"modified":"2021-06-16T23:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:36:05","slug":"lagos-2021-okagbare-faces-nwokocha-hurdle-eyes-eighth-100m-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/lagos-2021-okagbare-faces-nwokocha-hurdle-eyes-eighth-100m-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos 2021: Okagbare faces Nwokocha hurdle, eyes eighth 100m title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nigeria’s undisputed queen of the track, Blessing Okagbare will on Thursday, June 17, face what should count as her toughest hurdle in recent years at the National Championships (2020 Olympic Trials) when she takes on the home base rave of the moment, Grace Nwokocha in the women’s 100m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Okagbare, who is eyeing her eighth 100m title to move one clear of Enduarance Ojokolo as the second most decorated sprinter in the blue ribband event after Mary Onyali (11 titles) last competed in the competition in 2016 when she ran an 11.02 seconds Championships record in Sapele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Olympics, World, Commonwealth and African Games medallist will be wary of the form of Nwokocha who stormed to an 11.09 seconds personal best at the end of March on the track of the Yaba College of Technology track, venue of the 2021 National Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n