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Nigerian track and field athlete, Blessing Okagbare, on Monday, hailed her father as he turned 80-year-old.
Okagbare posted on her Twitter: “Happy 80th Birthday PA. They sure don’t make men like you anymore. You are a good man/ father and I love you dearly.
“Thank you for being the good man and friend that you are. May the good Lord continue to keep you. Happy Birthday Papa.”
Okagbare was raised by her father who was a wholesale trader in Benin City area of Edo State, after her parents separated when she was little.
She also holds the Commonwealth Games 100 Women record for the fastest time in 10.85 seconds.
Her 100 best record of 10.79 made her the record holder of African history for the event until Murielle Ahouré closed it in 2016.
The 33-year-old is the current African record holder in the 200 meters with a speed of 22.04 seconds in 2018.
She was Africa’s 100m long jump in 2010. She also won awards at the All Africa Games, IAAF Continental Cup and World Relays
In February 2022, the Athletics Integrity Unit, AIU, handed her a 10-year ban for doping violations.
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