Asimenye Simwaka Explained

Asimenye Simwaka
Nationality:Malawian
Country:Malawi
Sport:Track and field, football
Event:Sprints
Birth Date:8 August 1997
Birth Place:Malawi

Asimenye Simwaka (born 8 August 1997) is a Malawian athlete and footballer who plays as a forward for the Malawi women's national team.[1]

Athletics career

Simwaka competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, being the lone Malawian track and field athlete to do so.[2] After breaking the Malawian national record in the preliminary heats of women's 100 meters, she became the national record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the same time.[3] She improved on her national record in the following heats, running 11.68 but did not qualify for the semi-finals.[4]

Personal Bests

!Event!Time!Date!Notes
100 meters11.6830 July 2021NR
200 meters22.9125 June 2024NR
400 meters51.557 August 2022NR

Football career

Club career

Simwaka has played for Topik in Malawi.[5]

International career

Simwaka capped for Malawi at senior level during three COSAFA Women's Championship editions (2019, 2020 and 2021).[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Female football star conquers athletics. Kulinji. Benjamin. Maona. 16 February 2020. 30 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Athletics - SIMWAKA Asimenye. 2021-07-30. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 17 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210817201817/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1360772-simwaka-asimenye.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Asimenye SIMWAKA Profile World Athletics. 2021-07-30. www.worldathletics.org.
  4. Web site: Athletics - Round 1 - Heat 1 Results. 30 July 2021. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 30 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210730093738/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-rnd1-000100-.htm. dead.
  5. News: Malawi recall Chawinga duo for Kenya Olympic test. CAF. 25 August 2019. 30 July 2021.
  6. News: Chawinga hits six as Malawi earn 9-0 win at COSAFA Women's Championship. Inside The Games. 7 November 2020. 30 July 2021.

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