Fatimata Diasso Explained
Fatimata Brigitte Diasso (born 18 June 1990)[1] [2] is an Ivorian athlete who competes in the long jump, 100 and 200 metres. She competes in the T11 visual impairment class, in which she won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Since she was a child, Fatimata Diasso has had a visual impairment. She competes in the long jump, alongside a guide.[3] Her disability class is T11, which means she has little to no visual ability.[4] Fatima Diasso had been due to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England, but could not due to an injury.[5] Diasso began training in France in 2014, joining the AJBO athletics club.[4]
Diasso competed for the Ivory Coast at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Taking part in the women's T11 long jump, she finished second with a jump of 4.89m (16.04feet) behind Brazil's Silvania de Oliveira.[6] She also ran in the T11 100 metres and 200 metres, but failed to reach the podium in each case.[7]
There was not a great deal of response in the Ivory Coast to Diasso's medal initially, but there was a call in the media for her to receive a similar award from the government as Olympic medallist Ruth Gbagbi.[4] Diasso was subsequently awarded 40 million West African CFA franc and a villa for winning the silver medal.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Rio 2016: DIASSO Fatimata Brigitte . Paralympic.org . 29 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306050209/https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/rio-2016/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n1268712-diasso-fatimata-brigitte.htm . 6 March 2019 . live .
- Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - Official results book: Athletics . Paralympic.org . 18 September 2016 . 29 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170104170111/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/161013125048865_Rio_2016_PG_Athletics_Results_Book_V1+1_IPC.pdf . 4 January 2017 . live .
- Web site: Côte d'Ivoire: Médaillée d'argent aux Jeux Paralympiques de Rio, Fatimata Diasso reçoit 40 millions et une villa . Koaci . 5 November 2017 . 10 November 2016 . French . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021309/http://koaci.com/cote-divoire-medaillee-dargent-jeux-paralympiques-fatimata-diasso-recoit-millions-villa-103679.html . 7 November 2017 . live.
- Web site: Cote d'Ivoire: Accueil Contraste pour Fatimata Diasso, la Medailee des jeux Paralympiques de Rio . Le 360 . 5 November 2017 . 21 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025810/http://afrique.le360.ma/cote-divoire/sports/2016/09/21/5796-cote-divoire-accueil-contraste-pour-fatimata-diasso-la-medaillee-des-jeux-paralympiques-de-rio . 7 November 2017 . live.
- Web site: Feauxzar . Papatia . Meet The Athletes That Are Making Us Proud At The Rio Paralympic Games . Mvslim.com . 5 November 2017 . 16 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014056/http://mvslim.com/meet-muslim-athletes-making-us-proud-rio-paralympic-games/ . 7 November 2017 . live.
- News: Brazil takes gold and bronze in women's long jump . 5 November 2017 . Agencia Brasil . 16 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014906/http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/rio-2016/noticia/2016-09/brasil-leva-ouro-e-bronze-no-salto-em-distancia-feminino . 7 November 2017 . live.
- News: L'homme de Rio : Fatimata Diasso, Ivoirienne, médaille d’argent au saut en longueur non voyant . 5 November 2017 . Vivre FM . 17 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014730/http://www.vivrefm.com/infos/lire/3179/l-homme-de-rio-fatimata-diasso-ivoirienne-medaille-d-argent-au-saut-en-longueur-non-voyant . 7 November 2017 . live.
