Draft:Zara Obamakinwa
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{{Short description| British athlete (born 2004)}}
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| name = Zara Obamakinwa
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| nationality = British
| sport = Athletics
| event = Discus throw
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| pb = Discus: 55.99m (2023) NU20R
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Zara Obamakinwa (born 30 March 2004) is a British Discus thrower.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/zara-obamakinwa-14853283 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 November 2024|title=Ella Rush}}
Career
She reached the final of the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.{{cite web|url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/obamakinwa-ashurst-and-tutton-among-those-to-reach-world-u20-finals/|website=British Athletics|accessdate=11 November 2024|title= OBAMAKINWA, ASHURST AND TUTTON AMONG THOSE TO REACH WORLD U20 FINALS|date=2 August 2022}}
A Blackheath & Bromley athlete, she broke the 16-year-old UK under-20 record with 55.99m when winning bronze at the UK Championships in 2024.{{cite web|website=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=11 November 2024|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/steve-backley-on-how-to-revive-britains-ailing-throws-events-1039976273/|title= Steve Backley on how to revive Britain’s ailing throws events|first= Euan|last=Crumley |date=Apr 2, 2024}}
In November 2024, she was named by British Athletics on the Olympic Futures Programme for 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/2024-25-olympic-futures-programme-athletes-announced/|accessdate=11 November 2024|date= 11 November 2024|website=British Athletics|title=2024-25 OLYMPIC FUTURES PROGRAMME ATHLETES ANNOUNCED}}
She was selected for the European Throwing Cup in March 2025. https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/news-and-features/eight-athletes-selected-for-gb-ni-for-the-european-throwing-cup-in-cyprus/
References
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