Rhoda Njobvu

Rhoda Njobvu (born 29 January 1994)[2] is a Zambian athlete who specializes in sprinting.[3]

Rhoda Njobvu
Personal information
Full nameRhoda Njobvu
NationalityZambian
Born (1994-01-29) 29 January 1994
Lusaka, Zambia[1]
Sport
CountryZambia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
4 × 100 metres relay

Athletics career

Njobvu gained her first international experience at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she was eliminated from the 400m with 57.47 seconds in the first round. In 2016, she made it to the semi-finals at the African Championships in Durban in the 200m. At the 2018 African Championships in Asaba, Delta, she again reached the semi-finals, this time in the 100m, in addition, she won the bronze medal in the 4x400m relay, setting a national record in the process with 3.38.18s.[4]

In May 2021, she competed at the World Athletics Relays in Chorzów, Poland. She and her colleagues missed the finals after running 44.81 s in the preliminary round in May 2021.[5][6]

In 2021 she posted a personal best at the 100m, which at 11.12 was briefly the leading time in the world, tied with Tiana Wilson before it was beaten by Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha.[7] It also secured her spot at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8] Shortly afterward, she increased her record over 200m to 22:69 improving Kabange Mupopo's previous national record from 2017 by almost half a second, and qualified for the 200m at the 2020 Summer Olympics as well.[9] Njobvu did not reach the semi-finals at the Olympics in either event.[10] Njobvu ran both events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and reached the semi-finals in the 200m race where she finished fourth in her race running 23.72 seconds and had the fourteenth fastest time overall.[11]

Statistics

Personal best
  • Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[12]
  • 100 Meter: 11.12 s (-0.5 m/s), 20 March 2021 in Lusaka NR
  • 200 Meter: 22.69 s (-0.2 m/s), 10 April 2021 in Lusaka NR

References
  1. "Roda Njobu Profile". Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. "Rhoda Njobvu - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  3. Bwalya, Chishimba (2021-01-11). ""RHODA HAS POTENTIAL": Olympian believes the sprinter can qualify with enough exposure". NOC Zambia. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  4. "Asaba 2018 Championship records thrill Olopade". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  5. "4X100 METRES RELAY WOMEN - Summary". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. Dewa, Colleta (10 May 2021). "Relay teams shine in Poland". The Southern Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. Chinedu, Ugo (April 7, 2021). "Women In Sports: Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha".
  8. "Rhoda Secures Her Slot In The Tokyo 2021 Olympics | MUVI Television | First in News and Entertainment". www.muvitv.com.
  9. http://www.africathle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ZAM_20210310_All-Comers-Lusaka.pdf
  10. "Njobvu's Chase For A Medal Ends". znbc.co.zm.
  11. "Commonwealth Games 2022 women's 200m semi-finals results; Thompson-Herah stayed on sprint double course". world-track.org. 5 August 2022.
  12. "Rhodah Njobvu | Profile | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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