Rio Olympics: Okagbare fumbles as new queen of track emerges

– Okagbare crashes out in the semi-finals of the 100m race at Rio Olympics

– Elaine Thompson wins the 100m gold ahead of Tori Bowie of USA, and former champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

– Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce had been targeting third consecutive 100m title, but she had to settle for Bronze

Nigeria’s sprint queen Blessing Okagbare crashed out in Rio Olympics 100m semi-final, as she placed 3rd in her heat with a time of 11.09seconds.

Blessing Okagbare fails to shine at Rio Olympics

Her time was not good enough to get her into the finals as one of the fastest losers.

Meanwhile, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, 24, stunned fans to race to gold in the women’s 100m finals, clocking an impressive time of 10.71seconds to dash teammate Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s dream of becoming the first ever woman to win three consecutive 100m titles at the Olympics.

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Elaine Thompson wins 100m gold at Rio Olympics

Fraser-Pryce, 29, finished third in 10.86, while USA’s Tori Bowie won the silver medal in 10.83.

Thompson said: “When I crossed the line and glanced across to see I was clear, I didn’t know how to celebrate.”

Fraser-Pryce said: “What I’m most happy about is the 100m title is staying in Jamaica. I’m on the podium with my training partner. I’m proud of Jamaica.”

Blessing Okagbare, who won gold in the 100m and 200m at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 will now shift her attention to the women’s sprint double and 4x100m relay, as well as long jump.

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