Princess Kara
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| Born | 2 June 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Discus throwing | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | 2019 African Under 20 Champion | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | 2019 National Champion | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 50.07 m (164 ft 3+1⁄4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).
Personal life
Kara studies English at Benson Idahosa University in Benin City.[2]
Career
Kara participated in the 2016 National Youth Games and won silver in the triple jump at the 2017 Nigeria Private University Games Association (NPUGA Games).[3] She has also competed in the shot put.[1]
Kara won gold in discus throwing at the 2018 National Sports Festival (NSF) in Abuja.[4] 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][5] 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.[6] 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
- ^ a b c d e "Princess Kara Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Fameso, Funmilayo (29 January 2019). "STRIDE – "I want to be the first Nigerian to win a Diamond League title" – Princess Kara". Nigeria Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ "NPUGA athletes can help boost Nigeria's global sports ranking, officials say". Vanguard News. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Modupe, Oremule (26 June 2019). "I'm aiming for World Championship standards in discus – Kara". NNN NEWS NIGERIA. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Maduewesi, Christopher (29 December 2018). "Nigeria's 10 Breakout Athletes in 2018 (Part 1)". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
