The moment the clock stopped, the crowd in Lagos erupted. It was June 18, 2021, and Blessing Okagbare had run the 100m in 10.62sec to win the Nigerian Olympic trials; a time, back then, bettered only by Florence Griffith Joyner and one that had seemingly made her the fastest woman alive. When Okagbare turned to see the clock, there was not a hint of concern that she might have attracted unwanted attention. The 32-year-old former Commonwealth champion burst into celebration, wriggling with joy on the ground before bouncing to her feet and running towards the main stand. SponsoredIn the end, the time was rounded up to 10.63 and was not recorded as an African record because of a following wind of 2.7 metres per second.

Source: The Times January 15, 2022 01:58 UTC