Onyali beats chest  for Team Nigeria

As the clock ticks for the Olympics, one of Nigeria’s best ever, Mary Onyali Omagbemi has said shocker awaits Nigerians at the London showpiece.

“I don’t think that there is any athlete that will succumb to pressure during the Olympics. Most of the athletes are not entirely new and are not going to run before a big audience for the first time in London. Before now, they have been competing in circuits and are used to mammoth crowd. On the contrary, I think that massive audience will spur them into performing well at the Olympics”, Onyali said.

Onyali, looking at the strength of Team Nigeria ahead of the Olympics said that Athletics holds the trump card to Nigeria’s fine outing in the Olympics. “We’ve very good chances of winning medals in the Olympics.

“Athletics, no doubt, stands out among others. Without being immodest, I think that the crop of young athletes can stand up to any other athlete in the World at the Olympics. Blessing Okagbare is a leading light in the Olympics. I see her jumping into reckoning in the Olympics.” Onyali said.