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In control ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐ป๐ฎ's Michelle Smith makes it look easy in the 400m hurdles heats as she clocks to fastest time with 57.85 ๐
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Today, our hearts swell with pride as we celebrate an extraordinary achievement by one of our own. On behalf of the Government and people of the Virgin Islands, I extend my warmest congratulations to Adaejah Hodge on winning GOLD at the World U20 Championships in Lima.
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GOLD for Adaejah Hodge ๐ป๐ฌ in the 200m!
She takes the World U20 women's 200m title in Lima, crossing the finish in 22.74s (0.0).
She beat Torrie Lewis ๐ฆ๐บ who was inspired to a Personal Best (PB) of 22.88s, while Shanoya Douglas ๐ฏ๐ฒ got Bronze in 23.10s.
You don't want to miss the 200m final โผ๏ธ
๐ฆ๐บ's Torrie Lewis clocks the fastest time in the 200m semi's with 23.14.
๐ป๐ฌ's @AdaejahHodge runs to 23.18 and looks to be the biggest challenger for Lewis in tomorrow's final ๐
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No rest for @AdaejahHodge ๐ฎโ๐จ
The 100m silver medallist clocks the fastest time in the 200m heats with 23.19 into a slight headwind.
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I once kicked my #1 runner off the team for defying our culture.
Result? We qualified for the postseason for the first time in school history.
Protect your team culture at all costs.
It's the foundation of success.
Adaejah Hodge closes out her first Olympics with a 22.70 8th place finish in the 200m semifinal 1 and 17th overall in the semis at the Paris 2024 Games in the Stade de France on August 5.
Made it through! โก๏ธโก๏ธ
High school phenom Adaejah Hodge, who represents the British Virgin Islands internationally and is headed to @UGATrack in the fall, advances out of the 200m repechage round with a 22.94 finish to make the Olympic semifinal.