British Virgin Islands athlete
Adaejah Hodge (born 13 May 2006) is a track and field
athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a sprinter .[ 1]
Early life
From Douglasville, Georgia , Hodge attended school at Montverde Academy .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] University of Georgia .[ 5]
Career
2022
In April 2022, she won the girls’ Under-17 100m , 200m and long jump at the Carifta Games in Jamaica.[ 6] [ 7]
2023
She ran a U20 world record of 22.33 seconds for the 200m at the High School Championships in Boston, Massachusetts in March 2023.[ 8]
In April 2023, she set a new national junior record for the 100 metres, running 11.12 seconds.[ 9] Lubbock, Texas .[ 10]
Selected for the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she ran a time of 22.82 seconds and qualified for the semi-finals. She became only the third-ever women athlete from the British Virgin Islands to achieve this feat.[ 11] [ 12]
2024
She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris over 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[ 13]
She won gold in the 200 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima , Peru in August 2024. She also won silver in the women's 100 metres, running 11.27 seconds in the final.[ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
References
^ "Adaejah Hodge" . World Athletics . Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ Woods, David (March 13, 2022). "ADAEJAH HODGE, ISSAM ASINGA SMASH 200M RECORDS AT NEW BALANCE NATIONALS INDOOR" . Runnerspace . Retrieved 24 August 2023 . ^ "A.Hodge" . mvasports.com . Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ "BVI: Adaejah Hodge named Georgia's best JR track & field athlete" . Loopnews . 9 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ Levy, Leighton (November 24, 2023). "BVI sprint sensation Adaejah Hodge returns 'home' to University of Georgia" . SportsMax . Retrieved 10 March 2024 . ^ Cowan, Sherdon (April 20, 2022). "A STAR IS BORN!" . Jamaica Observer . Retrieved 24 August 2023 . ^ "Hodge lines up third gold with 200 final qualification" . Jamaica Gleaner . April 17, 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ Levy, Leighton (March 12, 2023). "BVI's Adaejah Hodge storms to 200m U18/U20 world record 22.33 at New Balance Indoor High School Championships" . Sports Max . Retrieved 10 March 2024 . ^ "BVI's Adaejah Hodge sets new national 100m JR record" . Loop Sports . April 24, 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ "Adaejah T. Hodge lowers her own National Record in 100m" . Virginidlandnewsonline . April 30, 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023 .^ "Women's 200m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023" . Watch Athletics . 23 August 2023.^ De Shong, Dillon (23 August 2023). "BVI's Adaejah Hodge makes history, qualifies for World 200m semi-final" . Caribbean Loopnews . Retrieved 24 August 2023 . ^ "Women's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics" . Watch Athletics . 6 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024 .^ Graham, Raymond (28 August 2024). "Lukewarm start for Jamaica's U20s on chilly Peru day" . Jamaica Gleaner . Retrieved 28 August 2024 . ^ "Reid and Walaza win world U20 100m titles in Lima" . World Athletics . 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024 .^ "Walaza storms to sprint double at World U20 Championships in Lima" . World Athletics . 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024 .
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