"My medal will bring more hope to the youth in the future. They will see that things are possible to be the best in the world, even if you come from Burkina Faso." In 2023 Hugues Fabrice Zango was a ...

Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17 ...

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango's disappointing first two jumps in the final in Tokyo left his family watching live at home in Ouagadougou stressed and fearful ...

Hugues Fabrice Zango says retaining the African triple jump title could help steer him to victory at the World Championships in Oregon next month. The 28-year-old defended his continental crown with a ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango soared to victory in the men's triple jump for the country's first World Athletics Championships gold medal on Monday, while 18-year-old title ...

“Look at my big, big, big smiling mouth,” Zango told reporters, per Reuters. “It tells you everything. I had so many difficulties and doubts, I have been struggling a lot. I had to travel a very long ...