Categories: Live UpdateSport

Cameroon harvests first medal at 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

Cameroon, through Olympic Athlete, Emmanuel Eseme obtained its first gold medal at the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Games.

The 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games started on August 9, 2022 in Konya, Turkey.

Emmanuel Eseme, yesterday August 11, 2022, beat Cameroon’s 200m record in 20″16 seconds.

According to reports, he beat Cameroon’s 100m record in 10.8 seconds, at the just-ended Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

The event which was initially to take place in 2021 was moved to 2022 to avoid a clash with the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

By Amina Hilda.

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

Hans Ngala urges Dion Ngute and Bilai to address Anglophone grievances beyond disarmament

Hans Ngala, political affairs editor at Cameroon News Agency, has called on Prime Minister Joseph…

4 hours ago

From Buea to FIFA: The Rise of Cameroonian Referee Nkemazem Vincent

By Tata Mbunwe When the names of Cameroonian referees at the top level of their…

8 hours ago

Chad signs LaLiga partnership to develop football and support national academy

Chad’s Ministry of Youth and Sports has signed a multi-year partnership with Spain’s LaLiga to…

18 hours ago

Les notables Boneleke sonnent la charge contre le gouverneur et le « sacre » de « King Akwa »

Le collège des notables de Boneleke, qui se dit coutumièrement compétent pour choisir le chef…

1 day ago

Maroua: New Mechanical Sweeper Faces the Persistent Challenge of Insanitary Conditions

The fight against insanitary conditions in Maroua is taking a new step with the arrival…

1 day ago

Why Cameroon does not celebrate 1 October as Reunification Day

Sixty-five years after reunification, Cameroon gives its main national celebration to the constitutional change that…

2 days ago