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Today, we are writing about Marie Jose Ta Lou, who took silver medals in the 100 meters and 200 meters in London World Championships! Marie Jose is proud of her development has a strong faith. We look forward to seeing her in Birmingham!
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Marie Jose Ta Lou, Portland World Indoors 2016, photo by PhotoRun.net
At the World Indoors in Portland, Marie Jose Ta Lou, from the Cote’d’Ivoire, took seventh in the 60 meters, in 7.29. This fine athlete has been developed in Dakar, Senegal at one of the IAAF Training Centres supported by the IAAF to give athletes from countries around the world, the benefits of modern training and coaching.
Marie Jose Ta Lou, London 2017, photo by PhotoRun.net
Marie-Jose Ta Lou is a prime example of how well those programs and centers can develop athletes.
In 2016, Marie Jose Ta Lou shocked many track viewers, taking fourth in the 100 meters in Rio (10.86) and the 200 meters (22.21). Ta Lou ran fantastic races, against the very best in the world, with Elaine Thompson, Dafne Schippers and Torie Bowie ahead of the Marie Jose Ta Lou in the cold Enghenhao Stadio Olympico.
Those were fantastic performances for Marie Jose. But she has true beliefs in herself and her future.
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Marie Jose needed those strong beliefs in 2017, when she was sick much of the early part of 2017, not knowing if she had time to get ready for London. In London Worlds 2017, Marie Jose Ta Lou took silver in the 100 meters, just missing the gold, as Elaine Thompson, due to illness, and perhaps her sore achilles, had a complete meltdown, and Tori Bowie ran her finest race yet.. Torie Bowie won and Marie Jose took the silver, her 10.86 getting her a silver medal this time. In the 200 meters, Marie Jose took the silver once again, running 22.08 and breaking the NR once again!
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How will the Ivorian due in Birmingham? She has come so close to winning a gold medals this past year. With her faith, her supporters and her absolute talent, Marie Jose Ta-Lou will open some eyes in Birmingham with her fast sprinting!
Author
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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