Chauness Chauzje Choosha (born 31 December 1992) is a Zambian sprinter. She participated in the

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where she established a new Zambian national record in the 60 metres, and was eliminated at the semi-final stage of the

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at the African Championships in Athletics. Choosha qualified for the

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via a wildcard and did not qualify for the preliminary round of the

Early life

Choosha was born on 31 December 1992 in

Monze Monze is a small town (population 30,000) in the Southern Province of Zambia and is about 180 km south-west of Lusaka. It is the administrative centre of Monze District.2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was the 14th edition of the global-level indoor track and field competition and was held between March 9–11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first of four ...

in the 60 metres, and set a new Zambian national record in the discipline, with a time of 8.19 seconds. However, she finished eighth (and last) in her heat and did not advance to the semi-finals. She later travelled to

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to compete in the

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where she participated in the

and qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 12:72 seconds, but was eliminated from competition after the semi-final round. Phiri also took part in the

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but did not make the semi-final round after finishing last in her heat and 30th overall.

London Olympics

Choosha qualified for the

in London via a wildcard after long-distance runner Tonny Wamulwa was injured in a road traffic accident three weeks before the games started. She took part in the women's

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in the preliminary round on 3 August and was drawn in heat one, finishing fourth out of eight athletes, with a time of 12:29 seconds. As of 2016, the time is her personal best. She ranked ahead of Afa Ismail from the Maldivies (12.52 seconds) and

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's Rima Taha (12.66 seconds) in a heat led by Feta Ahamada of the

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(11.81 seconds). Overall, she finished 57th out of 78 competitors, and did not advance into the first round because her fastest time was 0.05 seconds slower than the slowest athlete who progressed.

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