2024-08-04 02:13:38
There is still no medal for the Ivory Coast at the Olympic Games … The competition did not excite the country until it entered the running of the flag of the Ivorian representatives, the sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou. The 35-year-old athlete achieved a personal best time in the qualifying heats and is among the favorites for the 100m final this Saturday evening. But he got injured just before his last match.
Published on: 04/08/2024 – 04:13Edited: 04/08/2024 – 04:46
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With our correspondent in Abidjan, Marine Jeannine
The evening was good for Marie-Josée Ta Lou. In the semi-final, the Ivorian runner finished in second place with a time of 11.01 seconds 11.01 seconds, and won his place at the end to the joy of the brave spectators like Zachée Yanagbé, who praised him a lot.
« It is a great joy to see our citizen, Marie-Josée Ta Lou, qualified to represent the Ivorian nation. We hope that in the end, it will do even better than that. Ta Lou, today, all Ivorians know him because he represents us with dignity, we are proud of him. From the country we are after [elle]. Every country has it in mind. We boost it so that it can give us the medal we want: gold! »
The injury
But before the final, Marie-Josée Ta Lou seemed to fade during the warm-up. His injury appears after the whistle, and if the sprinter manages to finish the race, he finished in last place in 13 84 seconds.
In front of the screen, Guy Hasman said that it was a compromise for him, but above all he was worried about his health. “ Ta Lou is our favorite… He took a hit, not sure if he can come back. Well, what will he do? ? We saw in training that he hit his thigh. As it is gone [une fille, ndlr] Brave, he tried to force her, but unfortunately it didn’t work. Next time will be good for him! Courage for him, because in truth, it is not easy. And hey, even if Ta Lou withdraws, we’ll continue to follow… »
The hope of the Ivory Coast nationals for a medal is now on taekwondo, where they count their stars, Ruth Gbagbi and Cheick Cissé, and the rising star Astan Bathily, who will wear tatami on the 9th and 9th July 10, 2024.
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