OKAGBARE BEATS USAIN BOLT TO GUINESS BOOK OF RECORDS

Okagbare holds the women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds. Okagbare participated in 38 diamond league events higher than any other athlete in the world, according to the records.

Blessing Okagbare, a  Nigerian athlete, beats the record breaking star, Usain Bolt, to the 2016 Guinness world records feat as the athlete with the most diamond league appearances.

“Multi-discipline athlete, Blessing Okagbare a Nigerian participated at 38 Diamond league events between July 3, 2010 and September 5, 2014. Okagbare’s specialities are the 100m and 200m sprints and long jump,” the book said.

Though Bolt was awarded IAAF world athlete of the year in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, he is yet  to have as much appearances as the multi-talented Nigerian.

Okagbare holds the women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds

The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of track and field meetings held from 2010 till date and billed to hold again in London by 2016.