Hugues-Fabrice Zango claimed his first world title in the triple jump with a mark of 17.64 m at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Monday.
Olympic bronze medallist in Tokyo, Zango took the gold ahead of Cubans, Lazaro Martinez, silver medallist and Cristian Napoles.
“It’s just amazing. I’m really happy with this medal because I dreamed about it four years ago, in 2019, and it was hard to get it, and I passed by bronze, silver, and now gold, so I’m really happy with the progression, and I’m sure that next time will be even better,” shared the champion.
World vice-champion in 2022 in Eugene and third in Doha in 2019, Zango is the first athlete from Burkina Faso to be crowned World Champion.
