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Gina Bass finishes 4th in European Indoor Championship

Feb 17, 2022, 2:29 PM | Article By: Arfang M.S. Camara

Gambia’s track and field queen Gina Bass finished fourth position in the 60m event at the Mondeville in France.

The Gambia’s best female sprinter clocked 7.28 seconds as she finished behind Kayla White, Michelle-Lee Ahye and Diana Vaisman respectively.

Gina was beaten twice by the American sprinter Kayla White in both the heats and the final race.

Tubakuta-born printer, Bass last February won the 60m women’s sprint final in the IAAF World Athletics indoors games in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Police officer-cum-sprinter is the first Gambian athlete to book a spot at the 2020 Olympic Games in the women’s 100 meter and 200 meter events in Tokyo, Japan.

In the 100 meter race she set a new national record of 11.12 seconds

The 26-year-old sprinter currently holds national records in the 100 and 200 meters.