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


Okagbare participated in 38 diamond league events
higher than any other athlete in the world, according
to the records.

“Multi-discipline athlete, Blessing Okagbare from
Nigeria 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.

The competition was designed to replace the IAAF
Golden League, which held from 1998 to 2010.

Though Bolt was awarded IAAF world athlete of the
year in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013, he is yet t 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.

She also has the 100 metres best of 10.79 as the
African best in the female category of the race, while
winning the African 100 metres and long jump event
in 2010.

In July, Dutch athlete, Dafne Schippers, at 10.92s, beat
Okagbare—who clocked 10.98s – to the IAAF Diamond league trophy.

Bolt has however won many other Guinness world
records as the fastest man on earth.

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