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Ruth Usoro Quotes

born 1997

Ruth Usoro (born 8 October 1997) is a Nigerian athlete who competes at long jump and triple jump. She won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 2023 African Games and the silver medal in the long jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games with a jump of 6.87 metres.

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I wasn’t supposed to be here, and then I found myself at the Commonwealth Games.

My passion for track and field ignited at the age of nine. During primary school, “Inter-House Sports” was a regular event, and I vividly remember dominating the 100-meter races within my Red House team.

Everything has just been glory to glory from there. Then a season’s best yesterday, then another season’s best today.

Whatever experience I gained in Budapest I will improve on it in the build up to the 2024 Olympics. I believe in God that something great awaits me in Paris.

Finishing high school seemed like a distant dream. Tuition was a constant burden, leading to frequent expulsion from class. Feeling isolated and academically challenged, sports became my solace.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ruth Usoro (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.