Athletics at the 2024 Olympics: Hugues Fabrice Zango aims to make history for Burkina Faso with his triple jump

Hugues Fabrice Zango : Défendre les couleurs du pays

After easily qualifying for the final of the triple jump competition at the Paris Games, which he will compete in on Friday, August 9th at the Stade de France, the 30-year-old athlete, Hugues Fabrice Zango, now dreams of the gold medal. If he succeeds, he would offer Burkina Faso its first Olympic title and Africa its first victory in this discipline.

Changer les choses à travers le sport

Gaining the gold in Paris would change a lot for him and his homeland. Zango believes that sport is a means of soft power and that his country needs successful personalities capable of attracting capital and developing sectors like sports.

La quête de l’excellence

On August 21, 2023, in Budapest, Zango achieved a jump of 17.64m on his fifth attempt to win a competition. Despite the victory, he was not satisfied and always aims for excellence, viewing it as a personal quest.

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