A Nigerian athlete, Miss Blessing Okagbare has had her name immersed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times, Njenje Media News reports.
Elated Blessing on Wednesday shared the good news on her verified Instagram handle.
She wrote; “A dream made reality through God’s grace and determination.
“Look what finally came in the mail. Thanks to Guinness book of world records, I am indeed honored, proud and grateful.”
The mail sent to her by the body reads: “The most appearance in diamond league meetings by an athlete is 67 and was achieved by Blessing Okagbare (Nigeria) between 30 July 2010 to 31 Aug. 2018.
Njenje Media News reports that Okagbare, a track and field athlete won a silver medal at the 2018 Beijing Olympics and also won silver and bronze in the long jump and 200 meter events respectively at the 2013 World Championships held in Moscow, Russia.
32-year-old Blessing had a brilliant outing at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where she won two gold medals and a silver.
She holds the women’s 100 metres Commonwealth Games record for the fastest time at 10.85 seconds.
