Navy commodore Nesiama Omatseye has confirmed that Atlanta 96 gold medalist Chioma Ajunwa’s 7.12m record, remains Africa and Nigeria’s best in the Long- jump category.
Omatseye was reacting to Blessing Okagbare’s jump of 7.14m on Friday at the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Diamond League which was held in Doha, Qatar.
The director clarified this in a telephone interview that since Okagbare’s jump was wind assisted with about +2.2m; it cannot stand as a National record.
“Her jump was wind assisted thus; it cannot be ratified by AFN as a national record.”
Omatseye added that Okagbare’s performance at the event was an improvement from her 6.88m jump in Beijing that saw her clinch bronze.
Nevertheless, the AFN director expressed delight with Okagbare’s recent performance at the IAAF, with the hope that she would build on that at the forthcoming 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
He also believed that Ajunwa’s record would not stand for long.
The 2013 IAAF Diamond League kicked off on Friday at the Hamad Bin Suhaim stadium, Doha.
