Hugues Fabrice Zango gave Burkina Faso their first global athletics title when he won men’s triple jump world gold in Budapest on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 30-year-old won with a best effort of 17.64m to add gold to his world silver last year and Olympic bronze in 2021, which was the west African nation’s first ever Olympic medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Look at my big, big, big smiling mouth,” he said. “It tells you everything. I had so many difficulties and doubts, I have been struggling a lot. I had to travel a very long way to get this gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I promised to make history and I did it tonight. That is the first gold medal in men’s triple jump, not only for my country, but for Africa as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I cannot imagine the level of celebration in my country when I go back home but I’m going to start the celebrations in Budapest.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zango said he was proud to produce positive headlines about his country which has been rocked by unrest in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We have some troubles in our country now and it is an incredible mission to bring some positive emotions to them,” Zango said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two Cubans filled the minor medals positions, with Lazaro Martinez leaping 17.41m and Cristian Napoles a centimetre behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Veteran American Will Claye finished seventh in the 32-year-old two-time silver medallist’s seventh and final world championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zango’s path to glory had become a lot easier in the first round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamaican prodigy Jaydon Hibbert’s hopes of winning world championship triple jump gold ended in agony as he pulled up with a sore right hamstring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 18-year-old, the world leader in the event this year with 17.87m coming into the championships in Budapest, received treatment in the stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Hibbert conceded defeat and packed his bag as his rivals performed their third jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hibbert was favoured to win after defending champion Pedro Pichardo of Portugal withdrew before the championships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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