Blessing Okagbare Wins Heat 4 Of Olympics 100M Race

Blessing Okagbare of Nigeria overcame a slow start and blasted to a personal best 10.93 in the first round of the 100 meters to win her heat at the Olympics.

One of the last runners out of the blocks in the fourth of nine heats, she passed America's Tianna Madison by the mid point and trimmed .03 off her previous personal best of 10.96 set earlier this season.

Madison was second in 10.97 and no one else was better than 11.28.

The semifinals and finals are Saturday.

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