Jeanette Kwakye: Meet Olympics 2024 BBC Presenter & Olympian

You’ve got in all probability seen Jeanette Kwakye in your TV by now. The previous Olympic sprinter-turned-sports pundit has been main the BBC’s early day protection for the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games.

However, what chances are you’ll not know is all about her personal journey to the Olympics – and the way she simply missed out on a medal.

Who’s Jeanette Kwakye?

Jeanette Kwayke is a former Olympic sprinter-turned-BBC presenter who was born in Woodford Inexperienced in London in March 1983 to folks from the Brong-Ahafo Area of Ghana.

She picked up working as an adolescent earlier than graduating from Loughborough College with a level in Politics and Economics.

She is married with two kids.

What’s Jeanette Kwakye’s sprinting background?

Kwakye started working critically as an adolescent, working for Woodford Inexperienced with Essex Girls, and started to progress by the junior ranks – successful a bronze medal within the 4×100 metre relay on the 2002 World Junior Championships.

Nevertheless, it wasn’t till 2005 that Jeanette Kwakye went professional, and positioned fourth within the 60 metres within the 2007 European Indoor Championships and have become the British champion within the 100 metre dash.

Throughout the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she broke the British 60 metre file with a 7.08 second run, successful silver in that competitors.

That very same yr Kwakye turned the primary British girl in 24 years to make the 100 metre ultimate on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Video games – however she simply missed out on a medal, ending sixth.

In 2010, Kwakye injured her Achilles tendon and knee which saved her out of competitions – however in 2011, Kwakye reached the semi ultimate of the World Championships for the 100 metres.

She gained the British 60 metre indoor title in 2012, however didn’t qualify for the London Olympic Video games resulting from harm and he or she retired in 2014.

When did Jeanette Kwakye turn out to be a BBC presenter?

After retiring, Kwakye studied for her NCTK qualification and started working for BBC Radio Berkshire earlier than becoming a member of the BBC Radio London sport’s group and presenting for Sky Sports activities, Channel 5, and the BBC.