18 year old Gina Akpe-Moses had a magnificent day for Irish athletics winning the women’s 100m at the European U20 Athletics Championships in Grosseto, Italy on Friday afternoon.
The 18 year old sprinter produced a commanding performance to win in 11.71 seconds, beating Germany’s Keshia Kwadwo to the gold.
Akpe-Moses spoke to Athletics Ireland after the race, reflecting on her success.
Interview with champ and gold medal draped around her neck. Gina Akpe-Moses reflects further on 100m gold pic.twitter.com/bOViC3thAs
— Athletics Ireland (@irishathletics) July 21, 2017
Irish teammate Ciara Neville was slightly disappointed with finishing 7th in 11.98, marking a magnificent achievement for Irish athletics to have two sprinters in a final at this level.
Watch footage of the 100m women’ final here.
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