Aïssata Denn Conte Explained

Aïssata Deen Conte
Nationality:	Guinea
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	100 metres
Birth Date:	9 April 2001

Aïssata Deen Conte (born 4 September 2001) is a Guinean Olympic athlete.^[1]

Career

Conte competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires however she was disqualified from the 400 metres race. Conte was selected to represent Guinea in the women's 100 metres race at the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.^[2] However, Conte did not have a smooth run into the Games the Guinean sports ministry initially pulled all their athletes out of the event due the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was rescinded two days before the opening ceremony allowing their athletes to compete at short notice.^[3] Despite the upheaval, Conte ran a personal best time for the 100 metres of 12.43 seconds.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aissata Denn CONTE | Profile. worldathletics.org.
2. Web site: Tokyo: Focus on Yarie, Tahirou and Aissata, the 3 Guinean athletes who remain in the running. africaguinee.com.
3. Web site: UPDATE 1-Olympics-Guinea reverses decision to pull out of Tokyo Games over COVID fears . July 22, 2021. www.reuters.com.
4. Web site: Athletics - Preliminary Round - Heat 3 Results. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2021-07-30. 2021-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802091006/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-women-s-100m-prel-000300-.htm. dead.