Gift Okagbare Gets Inducted Into Hall of Fame

Gift Okagbare Gets Inducted Into AAC Hall of Fame

The African record holder for the 200m race was accepted nearby

14 others amid the African Senior Athletics Championship at the

Stephen Keshi stadium in Asaba, Delta State.

Additionally accepted were whatever is left of the transfer group

at the 4x200m IAAF big showdowns in 2015: Christy Udoh,

Regina George, and Dominique Duncan.

Africa’s speediest man Olusoji Fasuba was additionally accepted,

with the present holder of the UK junior indoor record Tosin Oke.

Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba, Mesert Defar, Kenenisa Bekele, Almaz

Ayana, and Genzebe Dibaba were additionally accepted.

For Kenya were David Rudisha, Ezekiel Kemboi, and Vivan

Cheruyoit.

South Africa’s Caster Semenya, the 800m best on the planet, and

Wayde Van Niekerk, the 400m Olympic record holder was

additionally accepted.

Okagbare, talking at the acceptance, said thanks to the CAA for

the acknowledgement. She stated:

In the interest of the competitors, we need to state thank you for

remembering us. Getting this acknowledgement is an awesome

accomplishment to for us who have served the mainland.

It isn’t just about winning decorations yet accomplishment like

this can support the certainty of competitors. Much obliged to you

once more.