I'm close to our target Okagbare tells Uduaghan
Blessing Okagbare won the Long Jump event in the Monaco leg of the Diamond League at the weekend and called Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan to say “I’m approaching our target and God willing we’ll get there. I dedicate this to you, sir” The sports loving governor has been supporting Blessing and many other Nigerian athletes. He sponsors Blessing’s training at home and abroad. Blessing has promised Uduaghan a medal at World Championships or the Olympics. And that’s probably the target she meant when she called the Governor after her feat on Friday night. [caption id="attachment_300361" align="alignnone" width="412"] File photo: Okagbare shortly after a race[/caption] The High Jump was one of three outstanding women’s field events in Monaco The opening Diamond League event of the evening, the women’s Long Jump, turned into a competition of the highest quality as Russia’s European indoor champion Darya Klishina produced a second-round leap of 6.98m, just seven ce...