Onuora, Philip take on Okagbare
The Olympic Stadium has not necessarily been a happy place for British sprinting but the current crop will be hoping to change that at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games this weekend, where Blessing Okagbare will be competing Anyika Onuora and Asha Philip have been enjoying the form of their lives this season, a far cry from 12 months ago. [caption id="attachment_401385" align="alignleft" width="412"] Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare celebrates winning the women's 200m during the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting at The Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, central England on June 30, 2013. AFP PHOTO[/caption] Onuora managed to make it inside the stadium to compete in London 2012 but her father Chiz passed away a few months earlier in February and she felt she underperformed, unable to make it out of her 100m and 200m heats. Looking forward, Onuora says: “This weekend feels like a chance to redeem myself. I didn’t perform to my best at the Olympics and,...