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Celine Obinna-Alo: Teen sprinter tipped for stardom by ex-Olympic medallist Richard Kilty

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That natural ability was evident from an early age.

Obinna-Alo had always seemed anecdotally fast as she showed racing against neighbours in the street in Middlesbrough.

And her father received a call from her primary school headteacher encouraging him to enrol his daughter in an athletics club to tap into this talent.

But it was teaming up with Kilty, a 4x100m relay medallist at the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships and Commonwealth Games and a world champion over 60m indoors, that has started to unlock that potential.

As befitting a Year 11 pupil, the sprinter, who now lives in Houghton-le-Spring and runs for Gateshead Harriers, remains slightly nonplussed about her achievements.

“I didn’t realise it was that special,” she said of setting the record. “I just thought it was like any other race.

“When I saw the time and result, I couldn’t really believe it at the time. It was shocking.”


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