Updated: Again, IAAF disqualifies Okagbare in 200m

Nigeria’s female sprinter Blessing Okagbare was yesterday disqualified in the 200m event at the ongoing 2019 IAAF in Doha.

Blessing Okagbare was disqualified from the 200 meters for a second time after a mix-up by her on her lane.

The Nigerian sprinter was initially disqualified after she did not show up for the 100-meter races that she never intended to run. Only after an appeal and a long wait did Blessing find out she was back in.

But when she got to the race she was disqualified for stepping outside of her lane.

Nigeria’s track federation had entered both her and Divine Oduduru in the 100-meter races, even though neither intended to compete at that distance. When they didn’t show up, IAAF rules called for them to be disqualified from the rest of the meet, including their main events, the 200, and the 4×100 relays.

But after learning more about the mix-up, an IAAF appeals panel reinstated them.

Oduduru advanced out of the first round in the men’s race.

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