A double in the final of the 60m World Indoor Birmingham in Côte d’Ivoire, Friday, March 02. Thanks to Murielle Ahouré who won the world title, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou came in second place.
Ivory Coast wins its first two world medals. “I’m so happy, I trained so much to live this moment (…) It’s crazy to have gold and silver and to see Ivory Coast at the top,” says Ahouré. With a time of 6 “97, she achieved the best world performance of the season and a personal best. Ta Lou won the silver medal.
The 17ᵉˢ World Indoor Athletics Championships began on March 1, 2018 at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham, UK. And will end tomorrow.