July 14, 2023 at the National Senior Games: Joy Upshaw and Damien Leake

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Last Updated on July 15, 2023

Team GB arrived in Pittsburgh for the 2023 National Senior Games and headed straight for the track to catch the 200m dash featuring 63-year-old world record holder Joy Upshaw. We also caught up with Damien Leake who has smashed virtually all the sprint records in the men’s 70-74-year-old age group.

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Madonna Hanna: Honoring the Past, Sprinting Into the Future

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Madonna Hanna has achieved all her life, as an award-winning teacher, author, and fashion industry executive. In 2011 she added sprinter to her list when, at 57, her late husband began coaching her and she entered the Washington Senior Games. After his death, Madonna kept her promise to him to keep running. She found a new coach in nationally-ranked track athlete Marcus Chambers, and their work together helped Madonna achieve gold at the 2023 National Senior Games.

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