Team Nigeria has finished 8th at the Commonwealth Games with 11Gold.
At the end of the 2014 Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Team
Nigeria has finished in eighth
position, winning 11 gold, 11 silver
and 14 bronze medals.
Sports Minister, Dr. Tammy Danagogo,
has praised Blessing Okagbare, who
was the country’s star of the
championship and other athletes for
representing the country well.
Okagbare clinched a sprint double in
the 100m and 200m, becoming the
11th woman ever to accomplish the
feat and the first Nigerian. She was
only denied a treble by the Jamaican
quartet in the women’s 4X100m final.
Danagogo said: “Okagbare has shown
that with determination you can
achieve your dream in whatever
endeavour you set out for yourself.
She has been consistent over the years
and has remained focused despite
missing the ultimate medal in some
competitions before now.”
“I want to congratulate the other
medalists for their effort and hope
that they will build on their successes
in Glasgow for future competitions
especially as we begin preparations
for the 2016 Olympic Games.”
The Minister however expressed his
disappointment after 16-year-old
Chika Amalaha, was stripped of her
gold medal for failing a doping test.
“My heart bleeds for this 16-year-old
girl,” he said. “She looks too innocent
to commit such an offence. She is
naive. We must get to the root of this.
The coaches and our anti-doping
officials have questions to answer. Why
didn’t they do their jobs before
coming here to disgrace Nigeria?
“It’s disappointing that we have
highly placed anti-doping officials
who did not do their jobs. It is
embarrassing and severe punishments
will be meted out to those officials
either for their involvement or
negligence, as a deterrent.
Congrats to Nigerian Women...you made
us proud.
At the end of the 2014 Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Team
Nigeria has finished in eighth
position, winning 11 gold, 11 silver
and 14 bronze medals.
Sports Minister, Dr. Tammy Danagogo,
has praised Blessing Okagbare, who
was the country’s star of the
championship and other athletes for
representing the country well.
Okagbare clinched a sprint double in
the 100m and 200m, becoming the
11th woman ever to accomplish the
feat and the first Nigerian. She was
only denied a treble by the Jamaican
quartet in the women’s 4X100m final.
Danagogo said: “Okagbare has shown
that with determination you can
achieve your dream in whatever
endeavour you set out for yourself.
She has been consistent over the years
and has remained focused despite
missing the ultimate medal in some
competitions before now.”
“I want to congratulate the other
medalists for their effort and hope
that they will build on their successes
in Glasgow for future competitions
especially as we begin preparations
for the 2016 Olympic Games.”
The Minister however expressed his
disappointment after 16-year-old
Chika Amalaha, was stripped of her
gold medal for failing a doping test.
“My heart bleeds for this 16-year-old
girl,” he said. “She looks too innocent
to commit such an offence. She is
naive. We must get to the root of this.
The coaches and our anti-doping
officials have questions to answer. Why
didn’t they do their jobs before
coming here to disgrace Nigeria?
“It’s disappointing that we have
highly placed anti-doping officials
who did not do their jobs. It is
embarrassing and severe punishments
will be meted out to those officials
either for their involvement or
negligence, as a deterrent.
Congrats to Nigerian Women...you made
us proud.
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