Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu defeated 4 out of 5 chasers tonight (March 27) as she left the studio with £30,000 to be donated to charity.
Born in Newham, East London, Christine rose to fame after claiming a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 400m.
She adopted this feat with a silver medal in her residence metropolis of London at the 2012 Olympics.
But tonight she eclipsed her Olympic glory after strolling away with £30,000 on the ITV sport present Beat the Chasers, all to be donated to charity Body & Soul, which works with kids and adults who’ve suffered vital adversity as children.
Fans of the athlete could not disguise their glee on Twitter as the compliments got here pouring in.
One particular person mentioned: “YES!!!! Christine is taking away £30k for the Body & Soul Charity!!!!!!!! That was the efficiency of a champion!!!!”
“Really love Christine on #BeatTheChasers – what a genuinely pretty and sensible particular person. So happy she received #legend,” added one other.
Whilst one other mentioned: “Christine stored her cool and received comfortably in the finish. Kind of like watching her race, she pulled clear in the finish. Well performed and a deserved win. #BeatTheChasers.”
Born to Igbo Nigerian mother and father in Newham, Christine was raised lower than one mile from the 2012 Summer Olympics stadium in Stratford.
She competed for Newham in the London Youth Games at each netball and athletics and was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Christine studied at University College London, the place she graduated in Linguistics in 2005, so she was all the time going to be a match for the Chasers.
She was appointed MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours and conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the University of East London
Beat the Chasers airs Saturday nights on ITV at 8:35pm
