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Anavia Battle
Anavia Battle (born March 28, 1999) is an American sprinter. Early life From Inkster, Michigan, she was a graduate of Wayne Memorial High School (class of 2017). Battle was the 2021 Big Ten outdoor champion in both the 100 metres, 100 and 200 metres and ran a leg on the Big Ten champion 4×100 metres relay while at Ohio State University, Ohio State. She finished third in the NCAA Division I 200 metres final in 2021. Career At the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field), US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Battle qualified for the U.S. women's Olympic team for the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics after finishing third in the 200m race on June 26 with a new personal best time of 21.95 seconds. In Tokyo, she reached the semifinals of the woman’s 200 metres. She finished second at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai over 200 metres, finishing behind Daryll Neita but ahead of Sha'Carri Richardson, in 22.99 seconds. In June 2024, she finished fourth in the 200m at the 2024 BA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inkster, Michigan
Inkster is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the city population was 25,369. History The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans. It was settled by non-indigenous people in 1825. A post office named "Moulin Rouge" was established there in December 1857. Robert Inkster, a Scotsman born March 27, 1828, in Lerwick, Shetland, operated a steam sawmill on present-day Inkster Road near Michigan Avenue in the early 1860s. The post office was renamed "Inkster" in July 1863. The village had a station on the Michigan Central Railroad by 1878. It incorporated as a village in 1926 from parts of Nankin Township and Dearborn Township. After much legal wrangling by the city of Dearborn, Dearborn Township, and the village of Inkster to sort out final borders for these communities, Inkster was incorporated as a city in 1964. In the 1920s and 1930s, African-Americans working in Henry Ford's Dearborn factories settled in Inkster, as it was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
