He is not likely to forget this Sunday, July 3. At the La Chaux-de-Fonds meeting in Switzerland, Meba-Mickaël Zeze shone and entered the history of French athletics. By setting a time of 9.99 seconds, the 28-year-old sprinter became the fourth Frenchman to go below 10 seconds over 100m. Only Ronald Pognon (9.99), Christophe Lemaitre (9.92) and Jimmy Vicaut (9.86) had done better or established a similar performance.
And Meba-Mickaël Zeze did not only mark the spirits on the queen event. An hour later, he also struck a blow over 200m, setting a time of 19″97. He thus became the second Frenchman to go below the 20-second mark after Christophe Lemaitre (19″80). Despite his very good time, he finished second in the race behind the Cuban, Reynier Mena (19 sec 63).
Selected in the 4x100m for the Eugene Worlds
Not selected for the 100m and 200m at the Eugene Worlds (United States), the Frenchman will still be present for the 4x100m relay. He could help the Blues to win a medal in this category.