Gina Bass finishes 4th in European Indoor Championship

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.