Oluwakemi "Kemi" Adekoya (born 16 January 1993 in Lagos) is a Nigerian-born track and field athlete who competes for Bahrain. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles and has a personal best of 53.39 seconds – a Bahraini and Asian record. In January 2019, it was reported that Adekoya tested positive for an illegal steroid stanozolol in an out-of-competition test in November 2018 and was provisionally suspended. All of her results achieved after 24 August 2018 were also stripped.
Oluwakemi Adekoya established herself as a hurdler at national level in Nigeria in 2011, placing fifth at the Nigerian championships. In 2012, she improved her best to 57.16 seconds to place second at the Confederation of African Athletics meet in Warri. That year she was runner-up at the Nigerian Olympic trials, but did not have the sufficient qualifying standard.[1] She was selected for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics but did not compete. In 2013, Kemi set a new personal best of 55.30 seconds, finishing runner-up to Muizat Ajoke Odumosu, Nigeria's leading hurdler, and also set a flat 400 metres best of 52.57 seconds.[2] Her hurdles best ranked her within the top thirty fastest athletes in the world that year.[3]
Adekoya's first race of 2014 marked a significant change for her career. Making her debut on the Diamond League circuit, she defeated the entire elite 400 m hurdles field in a surprise win.[4] Her time of 54.59 seconds was a world-leading one, and also a Bahraini national record. She had switched nationality to the oil-rich state at the start of the year and displayed a banner saying "I ♥ Bahrain" after her victory. This move was unknown to Solomon Ogba, the head of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, who was present at the race in Doha and lodged a complaint with the International Association of Athletics Federations, claiming her move as out-of-process.[1] However, as Adekoya had never formally registered with the national federation, the country could not block the move.[5] Nigerian officials and media noted the case as an example of African nations losing their top home-grown athletes to richer non-African nations (Nigerian sprinters Samuel Francis and Femi Ogunode both moved to Qatar).[1][5][6]
On Saturday, 13 August 2016 on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, Kemi ran an all time personal best of 50.72 to come out second behind America's Phyllis Francis who ran at 50.58 seconds there by qualifying for the semi-final 3.
In January 2019, it was reported that Adekoya tested positive for an illegal steroid stanozolol in an out-of-competition test in November 2018 and was provisionally suspended.[8] All of her results achieved after 24 August 2018 were also stripped, including the two gold medals in the 400 hurdles and the 4 × 400 mixed relay at the 2018 Asian Games.[9]
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Oluwakemi Kemi Adekoya born 16 January 1993 in Lagos is a Nigerian born track and field athlete who competes for Bahrain She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles and has a personal best of 53 39 seconds a Bahraini and Asian record In January 2019 it was reported that Adekoya tested positive for an illegal steroid stanozolol in an out of competition test in November 2018 and was provisionally suspended All of her results achieved after 24 August 2018 were also stripped Kemi AdekoyaPersonal informationBorn 1993 01 16 January 16 1993 age 31 Height166 cm 5 ft 5 in SportCountryBahrainSportTrack and fieldEvent400 m hurdlesAchievements and titlesPersonal bests53 09 Budapest 2023 ARMedal record Women s athletics Representing Bahrain World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 400 m Asian Games 2014 Incheon 400 m 2014 Incheon 400 m hurdles 2022 Hangzhou 400 m 2022 Hangzhou 400 m hurdles 2022 Hangzhou 4 400 m relay 2022 Hangzhou 4 400 m mixed Asian Championships 2015 Wuhan 400 m hurdles Asian Indoor Championships 2016 Doha 400 m 2016 Doha 4 400 m relay Military World Games 2015 Mungyeong 400 m hurdles 2015 Mungyeong 4 400 m Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal bests 3 References 4 External linksBiography editOluwakemi Adekoya established herself as a hurdler at national level in Nigeria in 2011 placing fifth at the Nigerian championships In 2012 she improved her best to 57 16 seconds to place second at the Confederation of African Athletics meet in Warri That year she was runner up at the Nigerian Olympic trials but did not have the sufficient qualifying standard 1 She was selected for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics but did not compete In 2013 Kemi set a new personal best of 55 30 seconds finishing runner up to Muizat Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria s leading hurdler and also set a flat 400 metres best of 52 57 seconds 2 Her hurdles best ranked her within the top thirty fastest athletes in the world that year 3 Adekoya s first race of 2014 marked a significant change for her career Making her debut on the Diamond League circuit she defeated the entire elite 400 m hurdles field in a surprise win 4 Her time of 54 59 seconds was a world leading one and also a Bahraini national record She had switched nationality to the oil rich state at the start of the year and displayed a banner saying I Bahrain after her victory This move was unknown to Solomon Ogba the head of Athletics Federation of Nigeria who was present at the race in Doha and lodged a complaint with the International Association of Athletics Federations claiming her move as out of process 1 However as Adekoya had never formally registered with the national federation the country could not block the move 5 Nigerian officials and media noted the case as an example of African nations losing their top home grown athletes to richer non African nations Nigerian sprinters Samuel Francis and Femi Ogunode both moved to Qatar 1 5 6 In her second Diamond League race she was a close second to Kaliese Spencer at the Bislett Games 7 then took third place at the Golden Spike Ostrava meeting 2 On Saturday 13 August 2016 on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil Kemi ran an all time personal best of 50 72 to come out second behind America s Phyllis Francis who ran at 50 58 seconds there by qualifying for the semi final 3 1 In January 2019 it was reported that Adekoya tested positive for an illegal steroid stanozolol in an out of competition test in November 2018 and was provisionally suspended 8 All of her results achieved after 24 August 2018 were also stripped including the two gold medals in the 400 hurdles and the 4 400 mixed relay at the 2018 Asian Games 9 Personal bests edit400 metres hurdles 53 09 seconds 2023 AR 400 metres 50 72 seconds 2016 References edit a b c Omogbeja Yomi 2014 05 16 The curious case of Kemi Adekoya in Bahraini colours Athletics Africa Retrieved on 2014 06 20 a b Kemi Adekoya Tilastopaja Retrieved on 2014 06 20 400 Metres Hurdles women senior outdoor 2013 IAAF Retrieved on 2014 06 20 Rowbottom Mike 2014 05 09 Ukhov back on top again in Doha IAAF Diamond League IAAF Retrieved on 2014 06 20 a b Efe Ben 2014 06 07 Kemi Adekoya A loss to Nigerian athletics Vanguard Nigeria Retrieved on 2014 06 20 Adekoya Shadows of a sad Story in Nigerian Athletics Archived 2014 07 20 at the Wayback Machine Sports With Enee 2014 05 10 Retrieved on 2014 06 20 Souleiman and Alamirew among winners as Judd runs PB in Oslo Athletics Weekly 2014 06 11 Retrieved on 2014 06 20 Francis Anne 17 January 2019 Doping bans served on two female athletes Canadian Running Retrieved 21 January 2019 Adekoya latest Bahrain runner to get doping ban ESPN 20 July 2019 8 https www rio2016 com en athletics womens 400m round 1 heat 3 Archived 2016 08 26 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOluwakemi Adekoya at World Athletics nbsp Oluwakemi Adekoya at Diamond League nbsp Oluwakemi Adekoya at Olympedia nbsp nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oluwakemi Adekoya Retrieved 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