Jodie Williams chances at the World Junior Championships
Of British nationality, sixteen years old Jodie Williams is definitely a strong reason for the nation of Great Britain to raise its head high with pride. At such a tender age, this female athlete has continued to excel in the world of athletics, outshining her competitors at every major national tournament.
A specialist in the field of sixty meters and hundred meters; Jodie Williams grabbed a gold medal at the 2009 Aviva England Athletics U17 Indoor Championships in the field of sixty meters, and another gold medal at the U20 Championships in the field of hundred meters.
She has also won gold medals at six other national tournaments, hence demonstrating the fact that not only is she a pleasure and absolute beauty to watch in terms of her athletic skills and physical aptness, but also an athlete her competitors must definitely watch out for.
Her display of impeccable performances is not restricted to the national arena, as she has also effortlessly displayed her athletic charm at the international front: the 2009 IAAF World Youth Performances provided her with two gold medals, one each in the hundred meters and two hundred meters race. With a personal best of 11.24 seconds in the arena of hundred meters, Jodie Williams has articulated skills and temperament unmatched by any athlete her age.
Ahead of the World Junior Championships, Jodie Williams is hoping to extend her winning streak: the sixteen year old has as yet not suffered a single defeat at an outdoor race competition ever since she commenced five years ago.
This accounts to a consecutive number of one hundred and twenty seven wins, truly impressive and overwhelming for an athlete her age. While the statistics Jodie Williams is taking with her into this prestigious tournament are truly indicative of the idea that she could be well on her way to another momentous victory.
It needs to be reiterated that this young British athlete will set foot in competition against athletes up to nineteen years of age, therefore significantly raising the platform of the effort she will need to exercise in order to continue her winning spree.
Furthermore, the hundred meter tournament may be a lot tougher for Williams than that anticipated at previous ones, owing to the fact that she is pitted against Ashton Purvis of America, who boasts of a personal best of 11.17 seconds.
While Jodie Williams has admitted that she is currently unaware as to how she will face defeat if she is forced to at the upcoming tournament, she also plainly added that it is something that is bound to happen one day in her professional career.
While Jodie Williams is definitely a star in the field of athletics, the World Junior Championships this month do pose a stronger level of performance required as compared to other tournaments, and while the odds definitely point in Williams’ direction, with an unbeaten spree ranging five years, anything can be expected at the upcoming tournament.
Whether Jodie Williams can manage to live up to the expectations associated with her again is something only time will enable one to discover, but it is undoubtedly true that Williams does have the class required to overcome the obstacle ahead.
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