
Nigerian sprinter and long jumper Blessing
Okagbare over the weekend beat the World's
fastest man Usain Bolt to win the Guinness World
Book of Records prize for most IAAF Diamond
League appearances in 2015. Guinness Book of
records said,
“Multi-discipline athlete, Blessing Okagbare
from Nigeria participated at 38 Diamond
league events between July 3, 2010 and
September 5, 2014.
Okagbare’s specialties are the 100m and 200m
sprints and long jump,” Jamaica's Usain Bolt has
won the IAAF World Athlete of the year in
2008,2009,2011,2012 and 2013 but amazingly
hasn't appeared in IAAF competitions more than
Blessing Okagbere.
The IAAF Diamond League is an annual series of
track and field meetings held from 2010 till date,
and Blessing Okagbare has participated in 38
events higher than any other athlete in the world.

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