Athletics: Okagbare, Nwokocha clash at the National Trials

Blessing Okagbare will kick start her preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the National Trials on Thursday, June 17, in Lagos.

The opening day of the Tokyo 2020 National Trials will see Okagbare competing in the 100m against highly rated Grace Nwokocha

Okagbare, and 8th time national champions is the favorite to win the event again, but Grace Nwokocha remain one of her biggest threat.

The American-based track queen won the championship from  2009 to 2014 and returned to win the 2016 edition after missing out in 2015.

Despite her qualification for the Olympics, Okagbare will be hoping to continue her winning streak and go to the Olympics in high spirits.

Apart from the 100m finals expected to take place in the afternoon, there will be shotput men final with all eyes on  Chukwuebuka Enekwechi.

Tobi Amusan will be geared up towards erasing the African Record in the women’s 100m hurdles when she takes to the track in the heat as the men’s 110m hurdles will be taking place also.