Kaltouma Nadjina is a Chad

Chad

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ian sprinter. Her specialities are the 200

200 metres

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 and 400 metres

400 metres

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Born in Bol

Bol, Chad

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 by a modest family, her sportif career began when she participated in 1993 at Moundou

Moundou

Moundou is the second largest city in Chad, and is the capital of the region of Logone Occidental.The city lies on the Logone River some 475 kilometres south of the capital N'Djamena. It is the main city of the Ngambai people...

 to the National Sport Week. Her victory in the 400 metres opened her the road to the selection for the 1994 World Junior Championships

1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 held in Lisbon

Lisbon

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In February 1997, with the help of a grant obtained by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

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, she left Chad for the United States

United States

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. In 1999 she moved to Calgary, Canada, where she trained under former Canadian Olympic coach, John Cannon.

To this day, her most important victories are the 200 m gold medal won in the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie

Jeux de la Francophonie

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 held in Ottawa

Ottawa

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 and the 200 and 400 m gold medals in the 2002 African Championships

2002 African Championships in Athletics

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 held in Tunis

Tunis

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. At the 2002 IAAF World Cup

2002 IAAF World Cup

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 she finished fifth in 400 m and fourth in 4 x 400 m relay.

She holds the Chadian records in both 100 m, 200 m, 400 m and 800 m.

Achievements

Representing
2009	Jeux de la Francophonie Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium from October 1 to October 6...	Beirut, Lebanon	1st	200 metres
			1st	400 metres