Atalena Napule Gaspore Loliha (February 1, 1997) is a South Sudanese lond-distance runner.

Loliha was a former member of the Athlete Refugee Team for the 2022 World Athletics Championships, but she did not compete.[1]

She achieved her first international success by placing third in the women's half marathon in Dodoma in 2023.[2]

She won the gold medal in the women's half marathon in the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana, becoming the first gold medalist at the African Games from South Sudan.[3] She completed the 21 km race in 1 hour, 14 minutes, and 36 seconds.[4]

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References

  1. ^ Erbay, Sevket F. (22 March 2024). "A good humanity reason". Athletics Podium. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ "NBC Dodoma Half Marathon". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ Chang, Koang (23 March 2024). "South Sudan makes history with first ever gold medal at All African Games". Eye Radio. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ^ Olus-Galadima, Yemi. "Bass-Bittaye completes sprint double and Meshesha breaks Games record in Accra | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atalena_Loliha
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