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2018 African Championships In Athletics – Women's Discus Throw
The women's discus throw event at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics was held on 3 August 2018 in Asaba Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of o ..., Nigeria. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Discus 2018 African Championships in Athletics Discus throw at the African Championships in Athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discus Throw
The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiquity, ancient sport, as demonstrated by the fifth-century-BC Myron statue ''Discobolus''. Although not part of the current pentathlon, it was one of the events of the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, ancient Greek pentathlon, which can be dated back to at least 708 BC, and it is part of the modern decathlon. History The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the Ancient Olympic Games, original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg, Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. Organized men's competition was resumed in the late 19th century, and has been a part of the modern Summer Olympic Games since the first modern competition, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 African Championships In Athletics
The 21st African Championships in Athletics was held in Asaba, Nigeria from 1 to 5 August 2018 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium. It was the second time that Nigeria hosted this competition. 800 athletes from 52 African countries participated. Medal summary Men Women † There was an error in the official results showing Ghizlane Siba as the winnerThis articleanthis photoshow that the gold was actually won by Erika Nonhlanhla Seyama of Swaziland, followed by Hoda Hagras of Egypt and Ariyat Dibow of Ethiopia. The medal table was adjusted to show this correction. A different view witthis articlefrom CAA as well athis photo Medal table References External linksOfficial site {{DEFAULTSORT:2018 African Championships In Athletics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asaba City
Asaba is the capital city of Delta State, Nigeria. It is located at the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a metropolitan population of over half a million people. Asaba is well known for social activities and amenities such as hotels, clubs, cinemas, malls, event centre, etc. It holds a yearly program named Delta Yaddah which always hosts a series of gospel singers among others. Due to its large population, the crime rate is high. Pickpocketing, robbery, etc., are rampant. Because of the presence of foreigners in the state, the cost of living is high in Asaba. The Onitsha bridge is the boundary between Delta and Anambra state, as the bridge separates Asaba and Onitsha. Etymology Asaba is from the exclamation ''Ahabam'', meaning "I have chosen well", a quote from the Nnebisi, the founding father of Asaba. History The city of Asaba was once the colonial capital of the Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chioma Onyekwere
Chioma Chukwujindu "CiCi" Onyekwere (born June 28, 1994, in Lansing, Michigan) is an American-born Nigerian track and field athlete specializing in the Discus Throw. She has competed in the shotput and discus throw both on the collegiate level and internationally representing Nigeria and holds the African & Nigerian Record for the Discus Throw. Her personal best of 64.96 meters for the Discus Throw was achieved in 2023. She has won a gold medal for the Discus Throw at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She has won 3 African Titles over her career, 2 consecutive gold medals at the African Championships (2018 & 2022) and a gold medal at the 2019 African Games. She was recognized for her academic achievement as a student athlete at the University of Maryland for four years by the Big Ten and the ACC while serving as one of the team's captains. Her collegiate honors include All-American recognition, All-Big Ten honors, All-Academic Big Ten, 5 Big Ten Conference Medals, and Solomon Eye Terp of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinwe Okoro
Chinwe Okoro (born 20 June 1989) is a Nigerian track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and the discus throw. She is a three-time African champion and holds the Nigerian record for the discus throw at . Career Okoro grew up in Kentucky, attending high school in Russell, and holds dual Nigerian-American citizenship. She attended the University of Louisville and combined athletics and academics as a student-athlete. She won the American junior title in the shot put in 2008 and was an NCAA All-American in 2011. Her high marks in her physical therapy studies made her a five-time Big East Conference All-Academic, and she later won the Michael Hale Scholarship to continue with her studies via a doctorate at Bellarmine University. Her first international competition came at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she finished tenth in the shot put. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ischke Senekal
Ischke Senekal (born 8 January 1993) is a South African discus thrower. She won the silver medal at the 2015 African Games ( discus), finished fifth at the 2015 African Games (shot put), twelfth at the 2015 Summer Universiade (discus), fifth at the 2016 African Championships (both discus and (shot put) and tenth at the 2017 Summer Universiade (discus). She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships (discus) and the 2017 Summer Universiade (shot put) without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 56.86 metres, achieved in April 2016 in Stellenbosch. She has 17.56 metres in the shot put, achieved in April 2018 in Sasolburg Sasolburg is a large industrial city within the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa. Sasolburg is further sub-divided into three areas: Sasolburg proper, Vaalpark (a more affluent cluster o .... International competitions References {{DEFAULTSORT:Senekal, Ischke 1993 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riette Heyns
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Jessica Inchude
Jessica da Silva Inchude (born 25 March 1996) is a Bissau-Guinea-born Portuguese shot putter and discus thrower. At the 2016 African Championships she finished fourth in the shot put and ninth in the discus throw. At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games she won the gold medal in the discus and finished fourth in the shot put. She competed in the women's shot put event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., where she finished 36th with a distance of 15.15 metres. She did not advance to the final. She also competed at the 2017 World Championships without reaching the final. References 1996 births Living people African Games competitors for Guinea-Bissau Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amira Sayed
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Edwige Angounougou
Edwige is a feminine French given name. Notable people with the name include: * Edwige Avice, French politician * Edwige Belmore, French model, singer, and actress * Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist * Edwige Djedjemel, Ivorian basketball player * Edwige Fenech, Italian actress and film producer * Edwige Feuillère, French film actress * Edwige Gwend, Italian judoka * Edwige Lawson-Wade, French basketball player * Edwige Pitel, French cyclist * Edwige-Renée Dro, Ivorian writer, translator and literary activist See also * Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat (; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, '' Breath, Eyes, Memory'', was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written ..., Haitian-American author * Hadewijch * Hedwig (name) * Jadwiga {{given name French feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
