Sport
Mbye Babou Jarra
Beach volleyball champion
A Gambian legacyMbye Babou Jarra partnered Sainey Jawo to achieve major international results for Gambian beach volleyball. They defeated hosts Morocco to win the men’s title at the 2019 African Games. In 2022, the Qatar-based pairing also won the African qualifiers for the Commonwealth Games.
THEIR MARK ON HISTORY
01Won African Games beach-volleyball gold in 2019.
02Qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING01Gambia National Olympic Committee — Jawo and Jarra
Photo: Gambia National Olympic Committee — Jawo and Jarra · Image rights retained by source. Cropped or framed for display. AI-assisted resolution enhancement. View original photograph. Sainey Jawo and Mbye Babou Jarra, The Gambia’s beach-volleyball pair, photographed together.
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