First-time Olympian. Finished 27th at 2019 WCh. Placed 6th at 2012 Junior WCh, 2011 Junior European Ch. Silver at 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival. In other events - 5th in 4x400m mixed relay at 2020 OG. She works as a full-time lawyer. 'I only train in the evening after work. Juggling sport and work is not easy but it's not too bad.' Took a break from athletics in 2015 to study in Paris.
Gold at 2021 U23 European Ch. Placed 6th at 2019 Junior European Ch, 4th at 2018 Youth European Ch. Silver at 2018 YOG. Finished 4th at 2021 Golden Gala in Diamond League. She was born in Cagliari, Italy, to a Moroccan father and a mother from Sardinia. She played basketball but was encouraged by a school teacher to take up athletics aged 14. One of her passions is learning languages.
First-time Olympian. Bronze at 2021 NCh. In other events - 24th in 100m at 2021 NCh. She went along with her brother Montel HOOD (USA) to his athletics training sessions. 'I would beat the boys and I was just out there having fun. Then I started running in seventh grade just to be a part of something. Then I was like, 'Oh, I'm kind of fast'.'
Bronze at 2017 WCh, 4th in 2013. Gold at 2018 CWG. In 2021 season, 1st at Herculis in Diamond League, 2nd at Gyulai Istvan Memorial on Continental Tour. In other events - gold in 400m at 2016 OG, DNF in 2012. Silver in 400m at 2019, 2015 WCh. She won gold in 400m at the 2016 OG after appearing to lose balance a few metres from the finish and falling over the line. From athletics family.
Finished 4th at 2016 OG. Silver at 2017 WCh, 9th in 2015. Gold at 2018 and 2016 African Ch, silver in 2014, bronze in 2012. Gold at 2015 African Games. In 2021 season - finished 2nd at Herculis, Stockholm Bauhaus Galan and Golden Gala Diamond League events. In other events - 4th in 100m at 2020 OG, 4th at 2016 OG. In 2019, she was named a member of the athletes' commission at World Athletics.
Finished 16th at 2016 OG. Bronze at 2019 WCh, 10th in 2017, 2015, 27th in 2013. Finished 4th at 2018 European Ch, 11th in 2016, 5th in 2014. In 2021 season, 4th at Herculis, 3rd at Golden Gala in Diamond League, 4th at Gyulai Istvan Memorial, 3rd at Golden Spike on Continental Tour. In other events - 6th in 100m at 2020 OG, 14th in 2016. Born in Switzerland to Congolese father and Swiss mother.
First-time Olympian. Finished 10th at 2019 WCh. Placed 4th at 2019 African Games. In other events - 2nd in 400m at 2019 Athletissima in Diamond League, 2nd at Rabat. Finished 15th in 100m at 2019 African Games. She began training seriously in 2017. In 2019, she suffered from malaria.
First Olympics. In other events - finished 12th in 100m at 2020 OG. In 2020, she was named Most Outstanding Performer by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria.