DANIELLE ALAKIJA IS YOUNGEST OLYMPIAN AT LONDON 2012

Danielle Alakija is 16 years of age and was born to British parents of Nigerian descent and will be representing Fiji not Nigeria at the London Olympics. She will be competing in the 200 and 400 metre races.

Born in England to Ricki and Yodi Alakija, she lived in Fiji for 14 years but now studies and trains in The United states. She is trained by Maurice Green, 4 time Olympic champion and her personal best times going into the Olympics are 24.32 seconds for the 200metres and 55 seconds for the 400metres.