2020 Tokyo Olympics: Burkina Faso Win First Ever Olympic Medal


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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Burkina Faso Win First Ever Olympic Medal By Admin Burkina Faso's Hugues Fabrice Zango made history on Thursday as he claimed his country's first-ever Olympic medal in the men's triple jump. The 28-year-old, who also won bronze at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, jumped 17.47 meters to claim third spot on the podium. Pedro Pichardo of Portugal won gold with a jump of 17.98 meters to claim his first Olympic title, while China's Zhu Yaming took silver at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium with 17.57. Zango's historic win came on the same day as his country's 61st independence anniversary. On Twitter, President Roc Marc Kabore described his win as a 'national pride'. Zango's first Olympic outing was at the Rio Games five years ago. He had to juggle his busy school schedule to train for the Tokyo Olympics in southwest France, where he's an engineering university student. Credit: Africanews
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Award winning journalist, Niyi Busari, the Publisher and CEO of BSN Sports Concepts is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation. A"cross-over" professional, he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare, even though his specialization is print. A graduate of Economics from the University of Abuja where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in 2015.

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