Princess Kara

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Princess Kara
Personal information
Born (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 (age 21)[1]
EducationCentral Arizona College
Sport
CountryNigeria
SportDiscus throwing
Achievements and titles
Regional finals2019 African Under 20 Champion
National finals2019 National Champion
Personal best(s)50.07 m (164 ft 3+1⁄4 in)[1]
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nigerian National Sports Festival Discus
Gold medal – first place 2019 National Under 20 Championships Discus
Gold medal – first place 2019 African Under 20 Championships Discus
Gold medal – first place 2019 National Championships Discus

Princess Kara (born 2000) is a Nigerian discus thrower. She won both the National Championships and the African Under 20 Championships in 2019. Her personal best is 50.07 m (164 ft 3+1⁄4 in).

Career[]

Kara participated in the 2016 National Youth Games and has also competed in the triple jump and shot put.[1]

Kara won gold in discus throwing at the 2018 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja.[2] In 2019, she won both the national Under 20 Championships and the African Under 20 Championships, starting to challenge Chinwe Okoro and Chioma Onyekwere for the number one position in Nigeria.[1][3] At the Under 20 African Championships (held in Abidjan), she recorded a personal best of 50.04 m (164 ft 2 in), which beat her previous highest score by over five metres.[4] She then set a new personal best of 50.07 m (164 ft 3+1⁄4 in) at the qualifying trials for the 2019 All Africa Games, later coming fifth at the games with a throw of 49.85 m (163 ft 6+1⁄2 in). She also won the 2019 National Championships.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Princess Kara Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ Modupe, Oremule (26 June 2019). "I'm aiming for World Championship standards in discus – Kara". NNN NEWS NIGERIA. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Maduewesi, Christopher (29 December 2018). "Nigeria's 10 Breakout Athletes in 2018 (Part 1)". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ Ayodeji, Ayodeji (19 April 2019). "Princess Kara clocks PB to claim Discus Gold as Team Nigeria win five medals on Day 3 of CAA U18 & U20 Champs". Save Nigeria Sport. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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