adaobi123: Blessing is the only person on that list who I believe has the potential to win an individual medal.

CFCfan:

Spot on! She can also lead the 4X100m team to a medal.

CFCfan: Nigeria is to be represented by a 19-man contingent at the IAAF World Championships scheduled to hold in Moscow, Russia in August.

Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama who released the list Sunday named Blessing Okagbare, who ran in the final of the 100m event of the last edition in Daegu, South Korea as one of the top athletes Nigeria is fielding at the championships.

The Beijing Olympic bronze medalist in women’s long jump is also listed to compete in the 200m and her specialty, the long jump.

Here is the full list below:

Women

Blessing Okagbare (A standard in 100m, 200, Long Jump) (4x100m relay)
Ajoke Odunmosu (A standard in 400mH)
Regina George (A standard in 400) (4x400m relay)
Gloria Asunmu (A standard in 100m) (4x100m relay)
Oluwakemi Adekoya (A standard in 400mH)
Omolara Omotosho (B standard in 400m-probation) (4x400m relay)
Stephanie Kalu (4x100m relay)
Peace Ukoh (4x100m relay)
Patience Okon (4x400m relay)
Bukola Abogunloko (4x400m relay)
Josephine Ehigie (4x400m relay)


Men
Ogho-Oghene Egwero (B standard in 100m- probation)
Noah Akwu (B standard in 400m & 4x400m - probation)
Leoman Momoh (B standard in 800m-probation)
Abiola Onakoya (4x400m relay)
Isah Salihu ((4x400m relay)
Tobi Ogunmola (4x400m relay)
Gerald Odeka (4x400m relay)



Under consideration, Yet to meet the IAAF standards

Selim Nurudeen (110mH)
Abiola Onakoya (400m)
The men’s 4x100m quartet
Doreen Amata (high jump)
Ugonna Ndu (100mH)
Tosin Oke (triple jump)

http://www.athleticsnigeria.org/afn/news/2013/06/27/afn-names-19-athletes-moscow-world-championships.html