Olympics Paris 2024/Triple Jump: Burkina Faso’s Fabrice Zango gets his ticket to the final
The Burkinabe athlete Hugues Fabrice Zango, competing in the triple jump at the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, qualified for the final on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, with a leap of 17.16 meters on his first attempt. As all Burkinabe quietly murmured, and some loudly proclaimed, this qualification was merely a formality for the hope of an entire nation.
Now, the world champion in the triple jump at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow 2024 is aiming for nothing less than gold! With this performance, he secured his place in the final, which will be held on Friday, August 9, as the rules require at least a 17.10-meter jump to advance to this stage.
On Tuesday, August 6, his compatriot Marthe Koala also qualified for the final in her discipline, the long jump, with a leap of 6.59 meters. It seems the Burkinabe might even dare to dream of double gold!
