Eight athletes will signify Seychelles on the upcoming Senior African Athletics Championship in Douala, Cameroon, from June 21 to 26.
The Seychelles’ workforce of athletes, which left the nation on Tuesday, embrace seven male and one feminine athletes carrying the nationwide flag to the championships.
The athletes are Dylan Sicobo, who will compete within the 100m dash race, Sharry Dodin for 100m and 200m, Caleb Vadivello in 400m, Janosh Moncherry for 100m, Denzel Adem within the 200m, Don Wittz within the hammer throw, and Liam Barbe within the excessive leap. The one feminine athlete is Natasha Chetty, who will compete within the 100m and 200m races.
5 of the athletes lately competed within the Mauritius Pepsi Cola Championship and Seychelles received two gold medals, three silver and two bronze. Among the many medallists who’re a part of the workforce Seychelles travelling to Cameroon, are Dodin and Adem. Dodin received silver within the 200m race whereas Adem got here out third successful a bronze medal in the identical occasion.
Seychelles received gold by means of two feminine athletes, Dora Samson within the 400m occasion and Amelie Charles, who received gold within the 200m race.
The silver medals went to Jamelia Gonazlves, who got here out second within the 400m race and within the 200m occasion, whereas Ned Azemia received silver within the 400m race.
The workforce will likely be hoping to supply one other good efficiency within the Championship after they compete in opposition to the highest athletes from the continent.
The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics occasion organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental affiliation for sport in Africa.
The final championship was held in Mauritius in 2022, the place Seychelles didn’t win any medals.
The island nation has had some success within the championships beforehand, successful 18 medals – 4 gold, 7 silver and seven bronze.
The final medal for Seychelles on the championships was in 2016, when excessive jumper Lissa Labiche turned the African champion by successful the gold medal. Labiche additionally received gold on the championship in 2012 and silver in 2008.