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born 1988
Blessing Oghnewresem Okagbare-Otegheri (born 9 October 1988) is a former Nigerian track and field athlete who specialized in Long jump and sprints. She is an Olympic and World Championships medalist in the long jump, and a world medalist in the 200 meters.
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It starts from the way you eat or sleep, the people you surround yourself with, the people that educate you, the people that sponsor you, the people that tell you that you can do it, versus Nigerians, the majority of whom just criticize.
I went to Beijing when I was 19. I was so young and naive. Beijing was one of the best Olympics for us; we had entitlements, encouragement and all.
We got real potential because these guys are coming really fast, but we just have to pay attention to them and nurture them properly, which is something we lack
The way I am, I don’t talk about medal this, or medal that. I’m not one who predict things or say what I am going to win before any competition, so I avoid answering questions like this.