Olympics Disqualification: It Is My Career!, Okagbare Blasts Nigeria’s Sporting System

Blessing Okagbare, one of the 12 Nigerian athletes cleared to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics competition has lamented the “flawed” sport system in Nigeria.

Furious Okagbare who is making her fourth appearance at the Olympics games blamed Nigeria’s administrator for the disqualification of 10 Nigerian athletes by Athletics Integrity.

Green White Green (GWG) had reported that the 10 athletes “are not eligible to compete because the minimum testing requirements under Rule 15 of the Anti-Doping Rules were not met by ‘Category A’ Federations”.

In her reaction, Blessing Okagbare, noted, “I have said it before and I will say it again. If you do not know the sport, not passionate about it/us (the athletes), then you have no business there as an administrator.

“The sport system in Nigeria is so flawed and we athletes are always at the receiving end of the damages.

“They were busy fighting over power, exercising their pride over puma contract/ kits forgetting their major responsibility “THE ATHLETES”.

“It’s sad that this cycle keeps repeating its self and some people will come out to say I am arrogant for speaking my truth. It is my career!”

The names of the disqualified athletes include Knowledge Omovoh, Ruth Usoro, Favor Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, Glory Patrick, Yinka Ajayi, Tima Godbless, Chidi Okezie, Chioma Onyekwere and Annette Echikunwoke.

Meanwhile, a total of 12 Nigerian athletes including Blessing Okagbare have been cleared by the Integrity unit of the World Athletics Council and are eligible to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

“These athletes are Blessing Okagbare, Ese Brume, Tobi Amusan, Divine Oduduru, Nwokocha Grace, Patience Okon George, Enoch Adegoke,Imaobong Nse Uko, Itsekiri Usheoritee,Enekwechi  chuckwuebuka, Emmanuel Ojeli and Samson Nathaniel.

“Reigning Nigeria sprint queen and 100/200m record holder, Blessing Okagbare tops the list of 12 athletes the Athletics Integrity Unit has cleared to compete in the athletics event of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics which begins on Friday”.

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