Ezinne Okparaebo Talks Faith, Being an Olympian & Fastest Norwegian, Freedom & More | Watch God Work

In this new episode of Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah we welcome our sister Ezinne Okparaebo where we talk Being a 3X Olympian and the Fastest Norwegian Woman of All-Time, Finding Freedom, Embracing Her Faith, What’s Next & More

Ezinne is a 3X Olympian and Norway’s fastest woman of all time over 60m & 100m. The Imo State, Nigerian-born, Norwegian record holder immigrated to Norway at the age of 9 and became a professional track and field athlete 10 years later at the age of 19, debuting in her first Olympics (Beijing) a year later. In the London Olympics she recorded the fastest European time in 100 and the 10th fastest time overall. 

Ezinne is a 13-time national champion in the 100m, and is a leading name and face for a number of global brands and brand campaigns, from PUMA (PUMA Athlete), XXL sport & Villmark, Proctor & Gamble (Sweden), myCall, Bluegarden Norge, TINE SA and more.

Ezinne is also the founder of Ezinne Athletics, an organization which uses youth sports as a tool for girls to develop self-motivation, resiliency and strong appreciation for their own health and well-being.

Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah is a show featuring powerful stories from amazing leaders from every arena of business, civic leadership and culture —from film, sports, media and entertainment to finance, tech, healthcare, social good and more— about how they've seen God at work in their careers and in their lives. We call them God Stories.