Cross River State Governor, Senator
Liyel Imoke, has congratulated IAAF
World Championships double
medallist, Blessing Okagbare, and the
rest of the Nigeria team for delivering
on their promise of ending Nigeria's
medal drought at the competition.
The Nigerian track and field team had
promised to win medals at the World
Championships in Moscow, Russia at a
dinner to round off the All-Nigeria
Athletics Championships in Calabar in
June.
At the dinner, Okagbare, who spoke on
behalf of her colleagues, thanked the
governor for his huge support for
athletics and promised to put an end to
their fruitless journey to the
championships.
"I am particularly delighted that the
athletes have fulfilled their promise to
me. I want to congratulate Okagbare for
winning silver and a bronze medal. I also
want to congratulate the team for the
high level of discipline exhibited at the
championships," Imoke said.
The governor is also delighted that the
state has continued to provide the 'lucky
charm' for Nigeria's national teams.
"We are happy we have been providing
the platform for our national teams to
excel and have turned Calabar into the
sports capital of Nigeria. We have also
embarked on a youth and sports
development programme that is
unprecedented in Nigeria. And the
results have started coming in," Imoke
added.
Nigeria last mounted the podium 14
years ago in Seville, Spain before
Okagbare's successes in the long jump
and 200m events respectively last week
in Moscow.
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