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You’ve been the 100m champion the last 6 years you’ve competed. What continues to drive you to be the best in this event?

Unstoppable reign: 6-time 100m champ reveals driving force

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What continues to drive me to be the best in the 100m event, even after winning the championship for the past six years?

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Femita Ayanbeku is an American Paralympic sprinter of Haitian and Nigerian descent. She is a World bronze medalist and has competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. In 2003, she was involved in a car accident that resulted in the amputation of her right leg. She was introduced to track and field by Jerome Singleton and his coach Sherman Hart. She qualified for the 2016 and 2020 Paralympics in the 100m and 200m, but was unable to compete in the finals of the 2020 games due to a positive COVID-19 test.