Seun adigun is the first African female bobsled driver to lead a team to Qualifying for the winter Olympics game south Korea 2018

Seun adigun the first African female bobsled driverSeun Adigun is the first African Female Bobsled driver to lead a team to Qualifying for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea 2018.

How did she go about this?

- Set up a Bobsled & Skeleton Federation of Nigeria having gone through the IOC (International Olympic Committee), 2015

- Recruited Akuoma Omeoga and Ngozi Onwumere to join her journey. Both former track athletes, 2016

- Started a go fund me campaign in 2016 to raise $150,000

- Signed with Temple Management Company, a Pan African Talent management company after being contacted by the Head of Sports Koye Sowemimo. 2017

- Planned a fund raising event in Houston, 2017

- Reached target of $150,000 fund raising in 2017

- Graduated as a Chiropractor, 2017

- Took part in numerous races with the team between Canada and the US to qualify by right for her first ever Winter Olympics 2017

- Attracted global sponsorships from Visa, Toyota, Under Armour, Lazour, Bellton, Beats by Dre, Nigerian breweries and Access Bank, 2017 - 2018

- Ranked 20th in the World after Winter Olympics with a time of 52.21 seconds.

What more can you say about these achievements in such a short space of time other than she has inspired the world.

Written by Koye Sowemimo