2023-09-24 15:19:41
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The 2023 world athletics champion, the Flying Stallion, Hugues Fabrice Zango, was given a hero’s welcome in Ouagadougou on Saturday September 23, 2023. On the occasion, he lent himself to questions from media people to testify to his gratitude.
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Returning home with several medals around his neck including that of the world champion, Hugues Fabrice spoke about these projects and the different stages of this success this Saturday, September 23, 2023.
“I am very happy to be able to show you that the project I have been carrying out since 2019 has become a reality. We should really be delighted to be so competitive for 5 years on the international scene,” announced the Stallion upon his arrival on Burkinabe soil.
« When I win and the FDS tell me that they are really happy and that it galvanizes them to the front, it’s magic. In terms of financial resources, it is a fight that we are winning. When we saw the athletes, we thought that the means had been put in and that is not necessarily the case. But for some time now, measures have been taken. The help we receive from the ministry has really helped us move forward. We really need this help because we are not like footballers who are paid “, indicated the Stallion.
With 9 competitions, 7 victories and 2 second places, notably in Budapest, the champion’s results speak for themselves. “ This year I set the bar high. There were meetings that had to be won at all costs. And this year, we really played with strategy. It could have failed but things went well,” added Hugues Fabrice Zango.
In terms of prospects, Hugues is already planning for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which will be the champion’s last Olympic participations according to his words. “Between the Olympics 4 years ago and I know that I could not participate in the ones in Los Angeles. We want to organize a caravan between January and June 2024. The idea is to bring together around ten schools in cities and detect our future Olympiads”, Fabrice Zango’s belief regarding the rest of his career.
This brilliant medal was probably possible thanks to the absence of his eternal rival, the Portuguese Pedro Pablo Pichardo. An absence that the athlete says has nothing to do with his success.
« There are lots of psychological things that come into play when it comes to big competitions. When you get injured you lose, I’m sorry to say it but that’s part of the competition. The good general is the one who wins without having fought. Maybe they will see the problem and prepare better. I think we are ready too,” underlined the Burkinabe triple jumper.
Residing in France of course, Hugues spoke of the relations between the two countries. “Political issues do not affect the relationships we have built for years. Personally, I have no problem at this level.” he indicated.
This victory according to Missiri Théophile Sawadogo, DTN of the athletics federation, is a question of personal motivation. “Côte d’Ivoire put in 170 million for 0 medals and Burkina Faso didn’t put in even 100 million but a gold medal. It’s a realization of everyone. I think we have to continue what we’re doing for him, which is to encourage him.”said Egyptian Theophile Sawadogo.
With these medals pocketed, the Flying Stallion was given a hero’s welcome earlier in the evening of this Saturday, September 23, 2023 in Ouagadougou. He also says he has the hope of seeing the next generation secure the future, hence his caravan project in schools.
Abdul Gani BARRY
Burkina 24
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