Nora Atim Monie : Delightful Discovery For Cameroon

Nora Atim Monie is a delightful discovery for Cameroon. Not long after the departure of African Champion, Auriol Dongmo, Cameroon has got another athlete who will fill the gap. Nora Monie Atim is the new found athlete who will bring joy to Cameroon in major international challenges. This time around, it will be in the women discus. The 23-year-old discus thrower put up an exceptional performance during the second Inter Clubs Meeting in Yaounde.  She threw a distance of 54m60 in the women’s discus throw. From that performance, she broke the national record of 50m82 that has existed for the past 33 years. The national record for women discus stood at 49m08. Her performance equally paves her way to the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 
Nora is a student in the University of Huston in the United States of America. She said she came to Cameroon for the first time and was happy to know that she is record breaker. She said her target is to go beyond 60m. “The Olympic standard is 62m. I know I can do it. I need more competition time, more experience and I will get it,” she said. Nora said go...