Online Reporter
Collin Matiza
Zimpapers Sports Hub
ONE of Zimbabwe’s top female track stars, Ashley Miller Kamangirira, will once again fall under the international spotlight when she competes in the Doha Wanda Diamond League in Qatar tonight.
The 28-year-old United States-based ace hurdler will face an absolute powerhouse field of global talent in the 400m hurdles.
According to the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, she will be lining up against elite competition, including Slovakian Emma Zapletalova (World Championships bronze medalist), Jamaican Rushell Clayton (World Championships bronze medalist and Olympic top-8 finisher), and Oluwakemi Adekoya, who is a Nigeria-born track and field athlete who competes for Bahrain.
The field also includes Germany’s Eileen Demes, Nigerian-Italian Ayomide Florunso, Gianna Woodruff of Panama and Norway’s Amalie luel. With a personal best of 54.08, Kamangirira is not just chasing a spot on the podium — she’s hunting down a faster time to seal her qualification for the World Championships in Beijing, China, next year.
In the men’s 200m event, Makanakaishe Charamba will look to build on the momentum of his recent 19.88 PB at the Lone Star Grand Prix.
The United States-based Zimbabwean, who is unbeaten over 200m so far this season, takes on South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile and Alexander Ogando of the Dominican Republic.
Mathew Masinge