Liberia: LAF Crowns Liberty as  2022 National  Athletics Club Champion

Monrovia –  The Liberia Athletics  Federation (LAF) has crowned the Liberty  Athletics  Club (LAC) as 2022 Champions of the National Athletics Club Championship on Saturday,  September 24.
The LAC emerged  winners with  74 points beating 2021 Champions, Fast  Track, which  emerged  runner-up  with  64 points from both male and female categories  from nine (9)  events.
The events  were  1,500m, 800m, 400, 200m, 100m, long jump, shot put and relays (4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed).
Five (5) teenage athletes of the Liberia  Athletics  Club (LAC) sensationally wowed the crowds, under the  pretty bad weather (the rain) at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex and  hugely contributed to the lifting  of the National Club Championship  after six (6) years.
The LAF National Club Championship is aimed to spot hidden talents amongst  clubs  to form part  of the LAF local national  teams to compete in international  championships.
The Liberty’s star Athletes
 Triphina Turay
The  teenage female sprint and long jumper won three gold medals by emerging first  in 200m, 400m and the long jump. Her three  medals  totaled 15 points.Triphina contributed  to gold medals in  the 4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed.
Saybah Kolee
The Liberty’s lone female middle distance runner won gold medals the 800m and 1500m races respectively. She also won silver in Shot Put. Saybah’s three medals totaled  13points. She also  contributed  to gold medals in  the 4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed.
Saybah was the first Liberian female who reached  the finish line in the 2022 Half Marathon race (21.1k).
Marthaline Kesselly
Marthaline  is now the fastest female 100m runner. She emerged as winner with  10.80 seconds in the female category  of the 2022 National Club Championship. points. The fastest female spinter contributed  to gold medals in  the 4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed.
Jonathan Tomah
The  lad won gold in the  400m and bronze in 200m respects. He was part of  the 4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed relays.
Vincent Sayjeh
The  male middle distance runner won silver and bronze in the 1500m and 800m races  respectively and
contributed  to gold medals in  the 4x100m and 4x400m normal and mixed.
Meanwhile,  the 2021 Champions, Fast  Track, didn’t  push more further against  the calibers of athletes of Liberty. Fast Track  settled  for  second  place with  10 points difference, 64 – 74.
Lee Robert Dennis of Fast Track won gold  medals in 800m and 1500m respectively, while Arthur  Quaqua also  won gold in 100m and 200m. They combined  and won  the
4x100m. Lawrina Cooper and  Patrick Flomo also gave  Fast Track gold medals in Shot Put.

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