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born 1998 Nigeria
Salwa Eid Naser (née Ebelechukwu Agbapuonwu, born 23 May 1998) is a Nigerian-born Bahraini sprinter who specialises in the 400 meter race. She was the 2019 World champion, with the fifth-fastest time in history of 48.14 seconds, becoming the youngest-ever champion in the event and the first woman representing an Asian nation to win it at a World Championships.
Also known as: Naser Salwa Eid
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We celebrated two holidays that day, one for the religion and the other for the gold medal.
No, I didn’t, But I was training hard and hoping for the best. Coming here I really hoped to do something.
Everyone is nervous, but once you are there in the starting blocks everything is gone.
I am never under pressure, No matter what it is, I am always calm and I’m always able to pull through.
After the race I didn't even know my time, The people in doping control told me. That 49.08 was the coolest thing that happened to me this year.
As kids, we would run around and play, and they (the other kids) would say I was fast.
I don’t care who is there, I just want to go do my thing.
This year I have not been drug tested, We are still talking about the ones of last season before the world championships.
Allyson Felix is someone I watched for many years, She’s my role model.
Allyson Felix is my role model, I follow her on Instagram.
I might try the 200m in future, but it's the 400m for now.
Hopefully, it’ll get resolved because I don’t really like the image, but it has happened, It’s going to be fine. It’s very hard to have this little stain on my name. I would never take performance-enhancing drugs, I believe in talent, and I know I have the talent.
I was given ultrasound and advised not to compete, but this was my first Olympics and I wanted to race.
I have a special push up stand at home which helps my hands become stronger, the sit ups are good for toning, I think it is great to have a strong tummy.
I won two gold medals, but I realised I have to take my training and everything more seriously, I realised I had supportive parents and a supportive federation and I had to do more.
I feel so happy, It wasn’t about beating Allyson Felix. It was about getting a personal best and a medal.
I was happy, of course. It meant a lot to me.
My semi-final was not that good, but I learned something, I didn’t apply my own (race) plan but in the final I knew it would be different. The most important aspect of the 400m is the final 100m.
I had bought an ice cream but had forgotten my change and as I ran across the road to retrieve it, that’s when the car hit me.
I was so happy and excited after China last year, but I made a vow that this year was going to be better and I started to train differently.
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