According to Making of Champions, Udo-Gabriel won the 100 and 200 metres titles at the recently concluded ECOWAS Under-20 Athletics Championships in Cape Coast, Ghana. During the race, the 19-year-old held her ground against one of West Africa’s fiercest competitors, Halutie Hor from Ghana.

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The fastest girl in all of West Africa.

What. A. Year Joy Udo-Gabriel is having.

In April, she made her first outing for Nigeria at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal with her teammates in the women’s 4×100 metres final.

Last month, she qualified for the ECOWAS championships after winning the women’s 100 metres final at the National Under-20 and Under-18 Trials. She recorded the overall fastest time on Day 1 of the trials.

 

Source: konbini.com

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