Finished 33rd at 2016 OG, 29th in 2012. Placed 32nd at 2019 WCh, 29th in 2017, 16th in 2015, 24th in 2013. Finished 18th at 2018 European Ch, 13th in 2016, 23rd in 2012. Finished 7th at 2021 Golden Gala in Diamond League. In other events - gold in 4x100m women's relay at 2021 World Relays. She was born in Italy to parents from Ghana. Sprinting helped her overcome her early shyness.
First-time Olympian. Finished 5th at 2018 YOG. Bronze at 2021 U23 European Ch. Silver at 2019 Junior European Ch, 2018 Youth European Ch. Bronze at 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival.
First-time Olympian. Finished 34th at 2019 WCh. In other events - placed 35th in 100m at 2020 OG. 'Don't let anything stop you from living your dream.'
First-time Olympian. In other events - finished 1st in 400m at 2021 Irena Szewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup. Her hero is Namibian para-athlete Johanna BENSON.
Finished 52nd at 2016 OG. Placed 6th at 2019 WCh, 32nd in 2017. Bronze at 2016 African Ch, 4th in 2018. Gold at 2019 African Games. Placed 13th at 2018 CWG. In other events - 15th in 100m at 2020 OG. In 2019, she became the first competitor representing Gambia to reach the final of an athletics event at the WCh. She has served as a member of the security unit in the police department in Gambia.
First-time Olympian. Gold at 2021 NCh. Finished 1st at 2021 USATF Golden Games on Continental Tour. In 2019 season, 4th at Bislett Games, 7th at Herculis in Diamond League, 1st at Athletissima. She drinks coffee and meditates before she competes. Played football in her youth but her mother insisted she picked athletics for a spring activity.
Finished 23rd at 2016 OG, 21st in 2012. Placed 9th at 2019 WCh, 7th in 2017, 28th in 2015, DSQ in 2013. 4th at 2019 PanAm Games. Finished 5th 2018 CWG. Silver at 2018 NACAC Ch. Won 2018, 2017, 2016 NCh. In other events - 16th in 100m at 2020 OG, 27th in 2016. A coach gave her the nickname 'The Beast' because she often screams loudly after a workout. She spent much of her childhood in Barbados.
Finished 19th at 2019 WCh. Placed 7th at 2018 European Ch. In 2021 season, 5th at British Grand Prix, 4th at Stockholm Bauhaus Galan, 5th at Golden Gala in Diamond League events. In 2018, she was working four part-time jobs to fund her athletics career. Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 13 when she suffered a seizure that left her unconscious for 15 minutes. 'I woke up paralysed down left side.'
Gold at 2016 OG. Silver at 2015 WCh. Won British Grand Prix in 2021 Diamond League. Finished 4th at 2018 CWG. In other events - gold in 100m at 2020 OG, gold in 2016. Silver in 4x100m relay at 2016 OG. Back to her best after being nagged by lower leg problems in 2018 and 2019. She has never looked back since 2014 when her coach told her to knuckle down and 'shake it up' on track. Loves cooking.
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