Catherine Ugo Eke in the black shorts above in photo
On the eve of Sierra Leone’s 55th Independence Anniversary and the launch of an effort to support Sierra Leone’s International athletes along with some grassroots support initiatives for sports in the country by the Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation Catherine Ugo Eke has been recognized as the New national record holder of the women’s outdoor 400 meters race at 52.37 seconds.
On the eve of Sierra Leone’s 55th Independence Anniversary and the launch of an effort to support Sierra Leone’s International athletes along with some grassroots support initiatives for sports in the country by the Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation Catherine Ugo Eke has been recognized as the New national record holder of the women’s outdoor 400 meters race at 52.37 seconds.
Ugo who last represented Sierra Leone at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland ran the now ratified time back in 2012 when she was working towards qualifying for the London 2012 Games but because of some technicality which has now been resolved her time will now stand as the new national record.
Her record will now replace that of the legendary Melrose Mansaray of 53.87 seconds which she ran back in France in 1994.
Catherine Eke who was one of the earliest commits to run for Sierra Leone on the International level from the US is joined by a number of athletes who have committed to run from Sierra Leone from within and out of the US NCAA Collegiate system.
These athletes will need the support of not just government but the general citizenry of Sierra Leoneans at home and overseas to help them attain their goals in representing the country at the International level.
The Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation is launching an effort through Go Fund Me and a PayPal Donation link on the Team Salone website to establish a fund to support these athlete train unhindered unlike prior years when athletes where left to fend for themselves yet expected to perform at optimum level on the international scene. You can visit the website at www.teamsalone.com to give whatever you can in this effort.
Her record will now replace that of the legendary Melrose Mansaray of 53.87 seconds which she ran back in France in 1994.
Catherine Eke who was one of the earliest commits to run for Sierra Leone on the International level from the US is joined by a number of athletes who have committed to run from Sierra Leone from within and out of the US NCAA Collegiate system.
These athletes will need the support of not just government but the general citizenry of Sierra Leoneans at home and overseas to help them attain their goals in representing the country at the International level.
The Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation is launching an effort through Go Fund Me and a PayPal Donation link on the Team Salone website to establish a fund to support these athlete train unhindered unlike prior years when athletes where left to fend for themselves yet expected to perform at optimum level on the international scene. You can visit the website at www.teamsalone.com to give whatever you can in this effort.
By: Leslie Koroma Sr.
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