![]() Segun Makinde (BCom ’14) of Ottawa started running track at age 15, encouraged to compete by a high school teacher. Rio 2016, where he’ll compete in the 110m hurdles, is Kaba’s first Olympics. At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, he won a gold medal (110m hurdles), but missed the finals at the 2015 Pan Am Games by just. He began competing for Canada soon after becoming a citizen in 2012. Kaba moved with his family from Guinea to Canada in 2007 and started running at age 11. Sekou Kaba of Ottawa is a uOttawa criminology student and former Gee-Gees track star. As you watch athletics, rowing and rugby sevens (one of two inaugural sports at these Games), give a shout-out to these Olympians doing us all proud as part of Team Canada at Rio 2016. They will compete in 28 sports (and 42 disciplines) at 34 venues.Īmong the top athletes representing Canada at the Games are five with strong ties to uOttawa. The eyes of the world will be on Brazil from August 5 to 21 as about 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries converge on Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ![]() Sekou Kaba on his way to qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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