Hugues Fabrice Zango 🇧🇫 to retire after the 2025 season!
The African Triple Jump legend said he has accomplished everything he possibly can in the Triple Jump.
He is a Doctor of Electrical Engineering and is working towards becoming a Professor. He also now has a company in Burkina Faso, which he will manage.
He is the most accomplished athlete ever from Burkina Faso and the only African man to ever surpass 18 metres in the Triple Jump!
His PB: 18.07m
Accolades:
Olympics 🥉
World Championships 🥇🥈🥉
World Indoor Championships 🥇🥉
African Championships 🥇🥇🥇🥈
African Games 🥇🥇
I’ve spent my whole life on the track. But now, I’m taking my spikes off, for the final time.
Thankful to have lived out my absolute dream, for so long and beyond excited for my next chapter. 🤍
🗣️ “I just miss my mom. I think it affected me so bad, but I tried to keep positive. I didn’t try to show to anyone that, ‘the boy is not okay.’ I made calm, just in my corner, thought ‘alright,’ and just let it go.”
Letsile Tebogo shares that just hours before the 100m, he was overwhelmed with emotion thinking about his mom who passed away earlier this year.
This didn’t stop him from stepping out on the track and still dominating the 100m field in 9.87.
🎥 Full interview: https://t.co/JASiuvvQ8h
@RaesTake I locked myself in the room for a week! Track was all I knew. Mentally I was checked out, but I couldn’t believe it was really over & I have to figure out life. That transition period was the worse!
It takes time, but sure it gets better! Keep pushing!