Olympic long jumper Blessing Okagbare’s WIG falls off and lands in the sand at Oslo Diamond League meet
THIS is the moment athletics fans witnessed a first as a long-jumper’s WIG fell off in the sand.
Blessing Okagbare was competing in the Diamond League meeting in Oslo when her event took a rather unusual turn.
Blessing Okagbare's wig falls off as she competes in long jump
Blessing Okabare is an Olympic medal-winning long jump athlete and was one of the favourites for the eventBlessing Okagbare sprints down the track ready for take-off in the long jump
The Nigerian performed a near-perfect run followed by the hop, skip and jump and all seemed like it was going to end well.
But as she thrust into the sand, her hairpiece came loose, fell from her scalp and plopped into the sand.
But the jump was a good one, and she measured 6.21metres.
Once the white flag was raised, the jump given the white flag, the 28-year-old returned to the sandpit, somewhat sheepishly, to retrieve her wig.
And as she plunges into the sand, all seems like it has gone according to planOkagbare's hairpiece falls off into the sandThe Nigerian long jumper was given a white flag for the effort - but it was well short of her usual distances
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She ended up finishing down in seventh spot at the meeting in Norway, falling well short of her personal best of 7m.
Okagbare won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and has won Commonwealth gold in the 100m and 200m.
She also holds the women's 100m Commonwealth Games record with a time of 10.85secs, which she set in Glasgow in 2014.
Blessing Okagbare then looks up to the screen to check the distance, before going into the pit to retrieve the wig
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