"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 ...

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 ...

Zango leapt 18.07m in Aubière in France to add 0.15 to the previous indoor world record, which was set by his coach Teddy Tamgho in 2011. Tamgho, who is French, had previously jumped 17.91m in Aubière ...

PARIS (AFP) - Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango set a new world indoor triple jump record on Saturday (Jan 16), leaping 18.07 metres at the Meeting d'Aubiere. The world bronze medallist and African ...

Budapest, Hungary — Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango earned his first global title after a dramatically fluctuating men's triple jump final that ended with two Cubans sharing the podium with him, ...