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Moitalel Naadokila

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Moitalel Naadokila
Personal information
Full nameMoitalel Mpoke Naadokila
Born (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 23)
Nairobi, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event400m hurdles
College teamTexas A&M Aggies
Achievements and titles
Personal best48.70 (2021)

Moitalel Mpoke Naadokila (born 8 February 2001) is a Kenyan athlete who competes in the 400m hurdles.[1]

Career

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From Nairobi, he was the 2017 World Under-18 400m hurdles silver medallist. In 2019, while at South Plains College, he achieved NJCAA All-American honors placing third in the 400m hurdles running 51.12. Then, in 2020 he was the NJCAA National Champion in the 600m and 800m.[2] In May 2021 he achieved qualification for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics as he clocked 48.89 seconds to win the 400m hurdles during the South Eastern Conference Outdoor Championships at the E.B Cushing Stadium in Texas, competing for Texas A&M University. In doing so he became the first athlete in the history of Texas University to run a sub 49 seconds in the 400m hurdles.[3] However, unfortunately for Naadokila he was unable to compete at the Olympics as he had not been part of the dope testing programme expected from an athlete from the Kenyan federation.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Moitalel Mpoke NAADOKILA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ "Moitalel Mpoke - Track and Field". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com.
  3. ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (May 17, 2021). "Kenya: U.S.-Based Kenyan Sprinter Qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". allAfrica.com.
  4. ^ "2 runners dropped from Kenya Olympic team over doping tests". 15 July 2021.