Latifa Ali
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Born | 15 December 1998 Kumasi |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres |
Latifa Ali (born 15 December 1998) is a Ghanaian track and field sprinter. She competed for Ghana at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
Education
Ali attended T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School in Kumasi and University of Cape Coast, where she was an athlete in both schools. She competed in multiple events from 100 m and 200 m sprints, relays, pole vault and high jump.[1][2] In 2020, she secured a US Athletics Scholarship to Coppin State University.[2]
Career
Ali won gold at the grand finals of the Ghana Fastest Human Competition, women's category twice, in 2014 and 2019.[3][4] She placed second in 2017 and 2018 editions of the competition.[5][6]
She competed for Ghana at the 2019 Summer Universiade, competing in the 100 metres, 200 metres, long jump, 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay. She was the Ghana University Students Association (GUSA) 200m champion in 2019. In 2020, secured a US Athletics Scholarship to Coppin State University.[2]
She competed for Ghana for the first time at the 2021 World Athletics Relays in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay.[7] In 2022, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8] She was a member of the quartet who competed for Ghana in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay. They qualified for the finals as one of the two fastest times in the heats.[9] They placed 7th in the finals, however after Nigeria was disqualified, they moved in to 6th.[10][11]
In 2020, Ali moved to Coppin State University. In February 2023, she set a university record after she won the 400m in Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier at Boston University Track & Tennis Center clocking 52.60 seconds and this unofficially broke the Ghanaian indoor record.[12][13]
References
- ^ "The contest has reinvigorated athletics in the country: Ashanti region reign supreme at Ghana's Fastest Human race". Modern Ghana. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Aduonum, Kofi Owusu (4 February 2020). "GNPC GFH Winner Secures US Scholarship". DailyGuide Network. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (8 September 2019). "Benjamin Azamati And Latifa Ali Share Honors At 2019 GNPC Ghana Fastest Final In Kumasi". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (7 May 2021). "GNPC Ghana Fastest Human 2021 finals set for Saturday in Kumasi". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Kate Is GNPC Ghana's Fastest". DailyGuide Network. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Aryee wins at GNPC Ghana Fastest Human". Graphic Online. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Tahiru, Fentuo (1 May 2021). "World Relays: Ghana women's 4x100m team miss out on automatic Olympic ticket". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (6 August 2022). "Ghana's female 4x100 meters relay team books place in final". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Osei, Bernard (6 August 2022). "2022 Commonwealth Games: Ghana's 4x100m female team qualify to final". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Ghana finish 7th as Nigeria storm to 4x100m gold in Commonwealth Games women's relay". My Joy Online. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Mackay, Duncan (14 July 2023). "England win gold in women's 4x100m relay after Nigeria disqualification". Inside The Games. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Kramer, Steven (25 February 2023). "Latifa Ali Wins 400m Dash at Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier in Record Time". Coppin State University Athletics. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (1 March 2023). "Latifa Ali Demolishes Ghana Women's Indoor 400m National Record | News Ghana". News Ghana. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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