2024-06-25 13:09:59
On Monday June 24, 2024 in Cameroon, Odile Ahouanwanou won the African championship in heptathlon. Yes Venice 33 years old, his 3rd continental title during the 23rd Athletics Championships.
After Asaba in Nigeria in 2018 and Saint-Pierre in Mauritius in 2022, Odile Ahouanwanou achieved a new performance during the 23rd Athletics Championships organized in Douala in Cameroon from June 21 to 26, 2024. Amazon of Benin came first the podium in front. of Cameroonian Adèle Mafongang. South Africa Shannon Verster, who is the vice-champion of Africa 2022 editionfinished third on the podium.
Before she started at the top of the ranking with 5,777 points, Odile Ahouanwanou competed, just like her rivals, in seven different events in two days. The events involved in the heptathlon are the following: 100 meters hurdles, 800 meters, 200 meters, long jump, high jump, javelin and shot put.
Depending on the performance achieved during each event, athletes earn points individually. Due to the accumulation of scores at the end of the competition, the winner of the discipline can be named.
Odile Ahouanwanou offers herself this third star less than a month before the Paris Olympic Games 2024 The Beninese hopes to represent her country in this competition which will start on July 26, 2024 in France.
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