A seven-year-old Black woman from Dallas, Texas, is now the quickest child within the nation.
Dakota White and her teammates from Fort Value’s Xpress Observe Membership set a brand new document within the ladies’ eight and underneath 100-meter relay earlier this month on the AAU Junior Olympics.
The younger athlete set a brand new nationwide document together with her time of 59.08 seconds. “I simply run actually onerous,” she advised Fox 4 Information when requested how she does it.
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Dakota first gained nationwide consideration final 12 months when Tiktok movies of her competing in a observe meet went viral. She started coaching on the age of three underneath the steerage of her father, former Texas Christian College large receiver Cam White.
“She simply had type, like loopy type. It wasn’t quick, however her type was already good. So then as she progressed, we began getting her totally different trainers,” her father advised the native information station.
Dakota has received each competitors she has entered since final 12 months. “She’s simply excelling in a sport that she loves now,” White mentioned of his daughter.
In a current video on social media, Dakota shared her motto, which is “No Days Off”.
