Adaejah Hodge
Adaejah Hodge (born 13 May 2006) is a track and field athlete from the British Virgin Islands who competes as a sprinter.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British Virgin Islands |
| Born | 13 May 2006 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.11 (Lubbock, 2023) 200m:22.82 (Budapest, 2023) |
Early life edit
From Douglasville, Georgia, Hodge attended school at Montverde Academy.[2][3] In 2022, she was named the Georgia High Schools Association Track and Field Athlete of the Year.[4]
Career edit
In April 2022, she won the girls’ Under-17 100m, 200m and long jump at the Carifta Games in Jamaica.[5][6]
In April 2023 she set a new national junior record for the 100 metres, running 11.12 seconds. [7] Shortly after, in that same month, she lowered it again, running 11.11 seconds in Lubbock, Texas.[8]
Selected for the 200 metres at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, she ran a personal best time of 22.82 seconds. She qualified for the semi-finals. She became only the third ever women athlete from the British Virgin Islands to achieve this feat.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.