Necrology: Sports Minister Reacts to the Disappearance of Ibou Faye, African Champion of 400 M Hedges and Relay 4 X 400 M

(wiwsport) - The world of Senegalese sport is in mourning. Former athlete Ibou Faye, emblematic figure of national athletics, died this Monday at the age of 55. Specialist of 400 meters hedges and 400 meters. For more than a decade, Ibou Faye carried the colors of Senegal on African and world tracks. Champion [...] This article was originally published on wiwsport: site number one of the sports news of Senegal (wiwsport.com). Source article: Nec…

The world of Senegalese athletics is in mourning following the reminder to God of Ibou Faye, a former African champion and holder of the national record, made at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Sports Minister Khady Diene Gaye paid a vibrant tribute to Ibou Faye on his page X formerly Twitter. "I have learned the death of Ibou Faye. African champion of 400 m hedges and relay 4 × 400 m, whose national record he still holds at the 1996 Atlanta Oly…