Gambia: GAA SAYS GINA SKIPS 200M TO SAVE FOR THE OLYMPICS – Africa Links 24

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The secretary general of the Gambia Athletics Association Arthur Jackson yesterday told The Standard that celebrated sprinter Gina Bass Bitttaye made a tactical withdrawal from the women’s 200meters at the ongoing African Games in Cameroon to avoid worsening an injury.

The sprinter who scooped the 100meters at the weekend was expected to double her gold medal, since the 200meters used to be her best event. She won gold in the event at the 2019 African Games in…