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Morolake Akinosun - USA Olympic Gold Medal Sprinter

Morolake Akinosun - USA Olympic Gold Medal Sprinter

FromSports Spectrum Podcast


Morolake Akinosun - USA Olympic Gold Medal Sprinter

FromSports Spectrum Podcast

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jan 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 435 Morolake Akinosun is an USA Olympic Sprinter. She began her career in college at the University of Texas where she was a four-time NCAA 4 x 100 champion and the winner of a gold medal at the 2013 USA Junior Championships in the 100m.  She is only the second woman ever to score in four events at an NCAA Outdoor Championships in consecutive seasons. In 2015, she won a Gold Medal at the Pan American Games (4 x 100 m relay). In 2016 she won a Gold Medal at the Olympics in Rio (4 x 100 m relay) and in 2017, won a Gold Medal at the World Championships (4 x 100 m relay).  A year later in January of 2018, Morolake suffered a ruptured achilles injury that sidelined her for all of 2018 and half of 2019. She was able to return and in the Fall of 2019, earned a Bronze Medal at the World Championships (4 x 100 m relay). On this episode of the podcast, we talk to Morolake about overcoming adversity, finding purpose, training for the 2020 Olympics, living for Christ and walking that faith out on the Olympic stage.  For more, log on to http://SportsSpectrum.com 
Released:
Jan 8, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosted by former ESPN Senior Producer Jason Romano, Sports Spectrum is an interview driven podcast that features stories on the intersection of faith and sports.