2024-03-03 21:48:31
Second in her semi-final the day before, beating her best time this season, Noélie Yarigo finished in third place in the final this Sunday March won by the Ethiopian Tsige Duguma. The British Jemma Reekie took the silver medal. During the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Noélie Yarigo stopped in the semi-final. In Scotland, the Beninese offers Benin the first medal in history at the Worlds. The Franco-Beninese has held the French indoor 800m record since 2023 in 1 min 58 s 48. At 38, after many years of waiting, Noélie Yarigo, the only representative of Benin in this 19th edition of the world championships indoors, finally enjoying the exhilaration of an international podium.
Published on: 03/03/2024 – 22:48 Modified on: 03/03/2024 – 22:51
The joy of Noélie Yarigo who wins bronze in the 800m at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow, March 3, 2024. AFP – ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
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