"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 ...

Burkina Faso’s Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Monday by winning his nation’s first-ever gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with victory in the triple jump. The 30-year-old jumped 17 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - Hugues Fabrice Zango became the first athlete from Burkina Faso to set a world record when he posted the longest ever indoor triple jump with a leap of 18.07 metres at an event in Aubiere ...

The final day of competition in Ordos saw the East Asian country's delegation cement its place at the top of the leaderboard. A flawless performance in the mixed team final capped a successful weekend ...

AUBIERE, France (AP) - Hugues Fabrice Zango broke the world indoor triple jump record with an effort of 18.07 meters on his sixth and final attempt on Saturday. He added 15 centimeters to the previous ...