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Joseph Fahnbulleh and fellow African speedsters set to challenge the status quo in Budapest.
Liberian sprinter Joseph Fahnbulleh believes that Africa is ready to challenge America's dominance on the sprint circuit as he prepares for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest.
The 21-year-old sprinter, born in Minnesota, United States, has chosen to represent the country his mother fled due to political turmoil a decade ago.
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Earlier this season, he went for an indoor tour in France where he won three out of the four races he was participating in.
Fahnbulleh will be joined by South Africa's Luxolo Adams in the 200m event at the World Athletics Championships in August.
Additionally, Akani Simbine from South Africa and Ferdinand Omanyala from Kenya will be among the athletes vying for the 100m title.
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None of the Kenyans emerged victorious in both games with their respective teams.
"For a while, it's been the Americans. There's a shift to the African side - I like that. We are taking it by storm, but slowly. We're not overwhelming, but you see more and more African athletes every year. I feel good about it,” he said in an interview with BBC.
Fahnbulleh's own accomplishments have been noteworthy, solidifying his position as a rising star in the sprinting world.
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The marathon team had already been selected earlier and it includes Titus Kipruto and Rosemary Wanjiru among others.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he achieved an impressive feat by qualifying for the men's 200m final, becoming the first Liberian to do so since the International Olympic Committee in 1995.
His path to the Olympics was paved by meeting the qualifying time in the 200m with a remarkable performance of 20.24 seconds in his first outdoor meet of the season.
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The team was celebrated for accomplishing recent KDF games with good results.
Subsequently, Fahnbulleh went on to claim the NCAA Outdoor national title in June, clocking in at an astounding 19.91 seconds.
This achievement not only marked a personal best for Fahnbulleh but also positioned him as the 10th fastest in his college's history.
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The Turkish tactician feels Kenya ‘are not favourites’ as they will have it rough in their qualification journey
The World Athletics Championships in Budapest, scheduled to take place from August 19th to 27th, promises to be an exhilarating event where Fahnbulleh and his African counterparts intend to make their mark.
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