Competing over the weekend in her home state of Ohio, Maggie Barrie who has been steadily improving this season has done it again and this time it was in the 100 meters where she clocked a new personal best of 11.69 seconds albeit with a little wind behind her at 2.1(m/s).
Maggie who holds the current indoor records for Sierra Leone in the 200 and 400 meters also recently ran a new personal best in the outdoor 400 meters (54.77 seconds) t which She just added a new PR in the 100 meters with her 11.69 seconds. This raises the number of Sierra Leonean ladies who have performed at the mid 11 seconds range in the last two months. The other two athletes are Hafsa Kamara of Arizona USA who recently ran an 11.69 seconds at the Mt. Sac Relays in California and Ngozi Musa of Harvard University who set Sierra Leone’s new national record of 11.66 seconds in Fort Worth, Texas back in March.
Maggie who holds the current indoor records for Sierra Leone in the 200 and 400 meters also recently ran a new personal best in the outdoor 400 meters (54.77 seconds) t which She just added a new PR in the 100 meters with her 11.69 seconds. This raises the number of Sierra Leonean ladies who have performed at the mid 11 seconds range in the last two months. The other two athletes are Hafsa Kamara of Arizona USA who recently ran an 11.69 seconds at the Mt. Sac Relays in California and Ngozi Musa of Harvard University who set Sierra Leone’s new national record of 11.66 seconds in Fort Worth, Texas back in March.
With such great performances from a cadre of ladies who have set the bar high for Sierra Leone athletics and are in essence resurrecting the sport in the country after years of below average output. The sky is not only the limits for what these young women can do but they stand to inspire a whole new generation of Sierra Leoneans athletes especially young girls and of course people of Sierra Leonean descent in the Diaspora to be a part of what’s going on.
You can show your support for these women by contributing to an effort to assist them sustain their training and elevate their performance by making a contribution to the Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation Athlete and Grassroots support fund at www.teamsalone.com.
What a way to celebrate Sierra Leone’s 55th Independence Anniversary with such great news about the improved state of Athletics for Sierra Leone. Congratulations to Maggie Barrie and Happy 55th Independence Anniversary to Sierra Leone.
You can show your support for these women by contributing to an effort to assist them sustain their training and elevate their performance by making a contribution to the Sierra Leone Diaspora Sports Foundation Athlete and Grassroots support fund at www.teamsalone.com.
What a way to celebrate Sierra Leone’s 55th Independence Anniversary with such great news about the improved state of Athletics for Sierra Leone. Congratulations to Maggie Barrie and Happy 55th Independence Anniversary to Sierra Leone.
By: Leslie Koroma Sr.
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