The year was truly a blessing for Blessing Okagbare (no pun intended) who stood out among women sprinters in the world as she went to on to beat all comers in the 100 (where she broke the Games record setting a new one of 10.85 seconds) and 200 meters at the Commonwealth Games carting away two Gold medals and a Silver with her Nigerian teammates in the 4 x 100 meters relay. She would then go on to the African Championships where she nipped Ivory Coast’s Muriel Ahoure at the finish line of the 100 meters to take home Gold. It was a breakthrough year for Blessing as a dominant world class woman sprinter.