There can only be one Michael Jordan, there can only be one… - Mary Onyali-Omagbemi

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There can only be one Michael Jordan, there can only be one Michael Jackson and there can only be one Mary Onyali.

Mary Onyali-Omagbemi

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About Mary Onyali-Omagbemi

Nkemdilim “Mary” Onyali-Omagbemi (born 3 February 1968) is a Nigerian former sprinter, she was a 5x Olympian 1988 - 2004. She had won the bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 200 m at the 1996 Olympic Games. She also won the 1994 Commonwealth Games 100 metres title. Mary Onyali-Omagbemi currently serves as the Special Adviser (Technical) to the Director General of the National Sports Commission in Nigeria.

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Till today, the picture and video are still with the IOC and still at the museum. It shows the true picture of Olympics. We didn’t win the gold or the silver but bronze, however it was a golden bronze. To the IOC it depicts what the Olympics is all about.

Sport has always being seen as a man’s domain. It was a breakthrough period for women in sports and I am proud to say that I am one of the leading women that championed the breakthrough which led to the recognition of women in sport, both in Nigeria and Africa.

Whenever I lose, I take it as a learning curve; I don’t beat myself over it.

There can only be one Michael Jordan, there can only be one Michael Jackson and there can only be one Mary Onyali. - Mary Onyali-Omagbemi

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