Blessing Okagbare Disqualified From African Games

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare was on Monday disqualified in heat one of the women’s 100m semi-final race for a false start.

Before being disqualified, Nigeria’s fastest athletes in the women’s 100m had a good run in Heat 3, clocking 11.53secs to place first.

After her disqualification, Ivory Coast’s Marie Ta Lou went on to win the race in 11.36secs.