Burkinabe athletics star Hugues Fabrice Zango delivered a clutch performance on the biggest stage, winning triple jump gold at the 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday.
It comes just weeks picking gold in the 2024 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Glasgow.
Saving his best for last, Zango uncorked a massive 16.97m effort on final attempt to snatch victory.
The 30-year-old’s huge leap allowed him to overtake the overnight leader and etch his name into the history books as the African Games triple jump champion.
The raucous Accra crowd was sent into a frenzy as the massive 16.97m distance flashed up on the scoreboard, quickly recognizing they had witnessed an African Games epic.
Zango played cheerleader himself, whipping the fans into a frenzy as he celebrated his golden moment.
As he completed a celebratory lap draped in the Burkinabe flag, it was clear this would be a night Hugues Fabrice Zango and the African Games triple jump competition would never forget.
