Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Talk about a full send 😅
Running blind from lane 8, Jereem Richards 🇹🇹 took second in the #BrusselsDL 400m final the hard way, leading the field through 200m in 20.73 before hanging on to a new PB and Trinidadian national record of 43.68 behind Collen Kebinatshipi’s 🇧🇼 43.40 victory.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 wins 200m gold at the African Championships after helping Ivory Coast claim 4x100m relay gold ahead of Ghana and Nigeria. ⚡🥇
The Ivorian national record holder says he came to Accra to win — and he did. 🔥
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
When you walk (or rather, RUN) the talk!!
Cote D'Ivoire's Cheickna Traore, had been upbeat before the 200m final that he would win, and he matched hype with action, beating Botswana's Phaezel Selepe to win the GOLD medal in a time of 20.32s.
Traore has had a championship that he will not forget for a long time.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 has enjoyed an impressive campaign at the African Athletics Championships in Ghana so far:
🥇 Men’s 4x100m
🥇 Women’s 200m
🥇 Men’s 200m
The Ivorians continue to make their mark on the track.
📸: @MakingOfChamps
#Accra2026
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Team Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮 stunned the favourites to claim gold in the men’s 4x100m relay at #Accra2026, clocking 38.52s with Cheickna Traoré anchoring the team to victory.
Nigeria 🇳🇬 secured silver in 38.70s, while host nation Ghana 🇬🇭 took bronze with 38.74s.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Waiiiiit , like it’s a new national record for our men’s 4x100 m. 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
The anchor leg for Cote D'Ivoire was absolutely flying, leaving both Ghana and Nigeria trailing him.
Everyone else felt the African title is between Ghana and Nigeria in the men's 4x100m, but Ivory had other ideas.
▪️Cote D'Ivoire 🇨🇮 🥇- 38.52s
▪️Nigeria🇳🇬 🥈- 38.70s
▪️Ghana🇬🇭 🥉- 38.74s
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire storm to 38.52s gold in the men's 100m final, beating 🇳🇬 Nigeria (38.70) to silver and 🇬🇭 Ghana (38.74) to bronze.
#Accra2026
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Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
First race in 3 years. Unbelievably grateful. Thanks to everyone who helped me along this journey back 💯. More work to do, see yall soon.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
M 800m
GOOD THINGS COME IN THREES!
Handal Roban, Yukichi Ishii and Allon Clay all qualify for Saturday's 800m final!
2 | 1:46.17 | Roban
4 | 1:47.13 | Ishii
7 | 1:47.30 | Clay
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
Jereem Richards 🇹🇹 beats Noah Lyles 🇺🇸 to win the men's 300m at the NB Indoor Grand Prix, clocking a time of 32.14s!
He caught Lyles on the finish as the latter ran 32.15s, while Vernon Norwood 🇺🇸 got 3rd in a PB of 32.38s.
Trayvon Bromell 🇺🇸 was 4th in 35.36s.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
300m clash 👀⚡️
8x World Champion Noah Lyles 🇺🇸 and NCAA Champion Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 are set to go head-to-head in the men’s 300m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational on Friday!
Lyles clocked 31.87 seconds in 2017, setting a world indoor best at that time.
The PURE Athletics adidas group has also entered a men’s 4x400m team.
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
🇹🇹Jereem Richards talks about what motivates him after winning another global championship medal. ❤️ #WorldAthleticsChamps
Cheickna Traore 🇨🇮 retweeted
1:42.87!!🔥
National Record ☑️
Handal Roban 🇻🇨 ran a massive Personal Best (PB) of 1:42.87 to win the NACAC men's 800m title in Freeport!
He beat Brandon Miller 🇺🇸 who ran 1:43.15, while Tyrice Taylor 🇯🇲 destroyed the Jamaican Record, running 1:43.74.
Navasky Anderson 🇯🇲 himself who had the record before that, set a PB of 1:44.18 in 4th.
