Burkinabe athlete Rahinatou Moné will still have to assert herself

The only athlete from Burkina Faso at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Rahinatou Moné was eliminated in the heats of the 100 meters T13, on September 3. She certainly beat her personal record but barely concealed her disappointment.

From our special correspondent for the 2024 Paralympic Games,

The Paralympic experience of Rahinatou Monè, a young athlete from Bobo-Dioulasso, ended on a rather negative note, according to the reaction of the Burkina Faso flag bearer to Paris 2024The woman who dreamed of following in the footsteps of triple jumper Hugues Fabrice Zango, the first Burkinabe Olympic medalist in history (bronze, in Tokyo), was eliminated from the start in the 100 meters, this September 3 in Saint-Denis, in a category reserved for athletes with visual impairment (T13).

Learning that she had broken her personal record by running in 13 seconds 86, the Bobolais said she was satisfied with having progressed, before immediately closing up. I still take it bitterly, I don’t understand what went wrong.she says. I would have liked to qualify for the final, despite everything. I can do much better than that. With a lot of work, I can do it. Maybe I lacked the will and the desire to do more than before. But these are my first Paralympic Games and I admit that I learned a lot. ».

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- RFI