Athletics: Hugues Zango champion of Africa, Algeria is unleashed
The Burkinabè Hugues Zango and the Algerian Larbi Bourrada.
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Larbi Bourrada won a fifth African decathlon champion title, after those of 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2018, while another Algerian, Yasser Triki, finished third in the triple jump, behind the Burkinabè Hugues Zango, who also retained its continental crown, this June 11, 2022 in Côte d'Or.
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Hugues Fabrice Zango, African champion of the triple jump, again: obvious.
This June 11, 2022 in Côte d'Or, the Burkinabè, bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games, retained his title by dominating the competition.
His best jump (17.34m) gives him a comfortable lead over his pursuers, the Batswana Thalosang Tshireletso (16.77) and the Algerian Yasser Triki (16.58).
This fourth day of competition was again exceptional for Algeria since Larbi Bourrada, crowned in 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2018 in the decathlon, retained his continental crown.
With 7,779 points, he beat South Africans Friedrich Pretorius (7,504) and Jesse Perez (7,396).
Algeria goes wild
But Bourrada was not the only “DZ” to finish on the top step of the podium.
In the pole vault, Medhi Amar-Rouana won with 5.30 meters ahead of his compatriot Hichem Khalil Cherabi (5.20m).
A harvest completed by the money of the hammer thrower Zouina Bouzebra.
With a better throw of 63.48 meters, she slips between the Nigerian Oyesade Olatoye (63.67) and the Egyptian Rawana Barakat (62.67).
The Algerian delegation now has 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal, its best performance since the 2000 African Championships in Algiers.
Aminatou Seyni glides, Arthur Cissé rows
Other finals this Saturday, that of the women's javelin throw with a South African hat-trick and gold for Jo-Ane Van Dyk (60 meters 65), as well as that of the women's 10,000 meters, won by the Kenyan Caroline Nyaga in 32 minutes, 12 seconds and 61 hundredths.
Finally, note the results of the semi-finals of the 200 meters.
Among the women, the Nigerian Aminatou Seyni, in silver on the 100 meters, dominated the competition in 22 seconds 78. In the final, she will be among others with the Congolese Natacha Ngoye (23.01) and the Ivorian Maboundou Koné (23.30).
Among the men, the Ivorian Arthur Cissé was drafted for the final after finishing one breath behind the Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme (20.73).
The Mauritian Noa Bibi (20.82) will also be there this Sunday for the final day of these 2022 African Championships.
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