The 28-year-old Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medallist is competing in the Oslo leg of the IAAF Diamond League

She recorded a jump of 6.21 metres to finish seventh while her wig was nearly half a metre behind her.

Whether the mishap played its part in her finishing seventh is unclear, but the 28-year-old laughed it off on her Instagram account, saying: “It is what it is.”

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While the scenario may look embarrassing, some of her fans on Instagram where unfazed by the incident.

Read some of their comments below:

adaichie1 My sister, biko trust me, you are beautiful without that hideous wig!! You are beautiful, athletic, talented and African. Embrace what God gave you and conquer the world!!

adetoks77 #Blessingbosslady Olympic Champion! Great respectable jump. Naija no dey carry last!!! Next time the angels will carry you past your 7 metre best. Wig or no wig!

uchennafrank S0 unfazed by the situation, my hat off to you. That jump shows that you still have it in you to jump even further than that and it makes me happy sapele no dey carry last see you next meet @blessing_okagbare

hazelclarkruns You are beautiful both ways and I absolutely admire your poise! #queen love how you can laughs at this! This shows how confident you really are.

tate_lea You should totally make a challenge out of this! #theblessingchallenge So impressed by your cool and unbotheredness!

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The Jamaica-born athlete, who switched to represent Great Britain in 2006, won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

He was a friend of sprinter Usain Bolt, who was on the scene soon after the crash at 04:20 local time on Thursday.

“Usain Bolt was part of the group that came by and he was very, very emotional, and still is,” said Senior Superintendent Calvin Allen.

Senior Supt Allen, commanding officer of the Jamaican police traffic and highway division, told the BBC: “I understand they are very close friends.”

He was unable to say whether Mason had been in Bolt’s company that evening, or if the eight-time Olympic champion was in a following vehicle.

Mason won Britain’s first athletics medal of the Beijing Games, finishing second behind Russian Andrey Silnov.

British Olympic champions Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Denise Lewis and Linford Christie have all paid tribute, with Christie saying he would never be forgotten.

‘The entire country grieves’

Senior Supt Allen said the former high jumper had been travelling from the direction of the airport towards Kingston when the accident happened.

“Our information suggests he lost control of the motorcycle and fell to the ground and received serious injuries, mainly to his face, head and upper body,” he said.

“The evidence suggests he was not wearing a protective helmet.

“It is a very mournful time in Jamaica. The entire country grieves for this standout athlete. It is very, very sad. We want to express our deepest condolences at the untimely death.”

Jamaica prime minister Andrew Holness tweeted: “Our sincere condolences to the entire sporting fraternity.”

‘A truly lovely man’

Mason claimed world indoor bronze for Jamaica in 2003 and recovered after suffering a career-threatening knee injury the following year.

He was eligible to represent Britain because his father David was born in London, and he switched allegiance two years before the Beijing Games.

On his Olympic debut, he managed 2.34m at his first attempt, with favourite Silnov the only athlete to clear 2.36m.

British Athletics senior high jump coach Fuzz Caan, who worked closely with Mason at the time of his Olympic success, called him an “outstanding athlete and a truly lovely man”.

“He had a wry sense of humour and was a pleasure to be around. He was a great ambassador of British high jumping. It is an honour for us to have him as part of our sporting history,” he said.

UK Athletics chief executive Niels de Vos said staff were saddened to hear of Mason’s death.

“Our deepest sympathies go to Germaine’s friends, family and the athletics community at this difficult time,” he said.

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Source: BBC

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