Nigerian track queen Blessing Okagbare ran her second personal best for in Tuesday’s meeting at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial in Budapest Hungary.
The Nigerian eight-time national 100m champions, ran a return time of 10.89 to finish fourth in the 100m event.
Okagbare finished behind Elaine Thompson-Herah (10.71), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (10.82), and Ivory Coast’s Marie-Jose Ta Lou who ran 10.86 seconds to place third.
Okagbare won the event in 2016 and 2017, but her best wasn’t enough to win her the title for the third time on Tuesday.
Despite missing in the top three, the Okagbare was able to deliver her fifth legal run inside 11 seconds this season and 23rd overall.
Next for Okagbare, is the Herculis Zepter Diamond League meeting on Friday.
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