By Arfang M.S. Camara
The Gambia national athletics team will today, on Wednesday due to return back to the country after successfully participating in the just concluded African athletics championship in Mauritius.
The athletics team under leadership of Gina Bass will arrive at the Banjul International Airport on board Asky Airline at 6pm in the evening.
This triumph believed to be the most successful outing of the Gambia, by winning the gold medal in the women’s 100 meters with Gina Bass.
The Gambian track queen won a gold medal after finishing 11.06 seconds during the 100 meters race final last Thursday.
The Police-Officer-cum-Athlete, Gina teamed up with her peers in the women’s relay team to win bronze in 4 x100 meters while the men’s relay team too reached the finals where they finished 8th, and are now ranked among the eight best African relay teams in Africa.
The 27-year-old Bass had to skip the 200 meters, her best event as a tactical move by her coaches not to put too much energy on her with the World Championship and Commonwealth games at the corner.
Meanwhile, The Gambia Athletics Association and the Olympic committee have asked the sports fraternity to turn up in large numbers today (Wednesday) to welcome the team with their gold and bronze medals from Africa’s most prestigious athletics event.