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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 5 September 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 60m: 7.26s (Sheffield, 2024) 100m: 11.27s (Mannheim, 2024) |
Mabel Akande (born 5 September 2006) is a British track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. In February 2024, she came third at the British national championships in the 60 metres.[1]
Career
editIn 2023, she was selected for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games held in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] She won a silver medal as part of the English 4x100m relay team.[3]
In February 2024, she became national under-20 champion and set a new personal best for the 60 metres, with a time of 7.26 seconds.[4][5] That month, and still aged 17 years-old, she came third at the senior British national indoor championships in the 60 metres, running 7.32 in the final in Birmingham.[6]
In May 2024, she won the 100 metres at the Loughborough International in a personal best time of 11.52 seconds.[7] She ran 11.53 seconds in the semi-finals of the 100m at the British Athletics Championships in Manchester on 29 June 2024. She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Mabel Akande". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Team England athletes selected for Trinidad and Tobago 2023". England Athletics. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Terrific Thursday for Team England at the Commonwealth Youth Games". England Athletics. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Succession planning is in great shape: Age Group champs day 2". England Athletics. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (13 February 2024). "Records fall at England indoor age-group champs in Sheffield". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Live results and start lists for the 2024 British Athletics Indoor Championships". Watch Athletics. February 17, 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "KJT shows fine early season form at Loughborough". Athletics Weekly. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "GB & NI SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMA 2024". British Athletics. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.