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The Ivorian sprinter has endured a brutal season but must rise to the occasion against a star-studded cast in Zurich if she wants to record her first win of the season.
Africa’s fastest woman Marie-Josee Ta Lou-Smith has a tough task ahead as she looks to secure her first Diamond League win in Zurich on Thursday.
Ta Lou-Smith has endured a tough season as she finished eighth in 100m at the Paris Olympics after suffering an injury during the final which locked her out of the 200m race.
The Ivorian sprinter then saw her Ivory Coast team disqualified after the 4x100m relay, to end her Olympics campaign on a sour note.
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07:32 - 26.08.2024
'This sprint era is brutal'- Africa's fastest woman reveals what cost her a win in Silesia
The three-time African champion finished second behind Jamaican youngster Tia Clayton and has opened up about what cost her a win at the Diamond League Meeting in Silesia.
On the Diamond League circuit, Ta Lou-Smith has also had tough outings as despite featuring in five meetings, she is yet to register a win.
The 35-year-old is among sprinters with more Diamond League appearances this season but victory has proved elusive, having managed second places in Stockholm and Silesia, fourth in Lausanne, fifth in Monaco and sixth in Eugene.
Of those meetings, the races in Stockholm and Silesia did not have the big hitters, adding to her disappointment but she will have to do it the hard way in Zurich.
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20:00 - 03.09.2024
What Mary Moraa will earn after smashing world record in Berlin
World 800m champion Mary Moraa will pocket a modest sum despite her record-breaking performance at the ISTAF Berlin in Germany on Sunday.
This is because Olympics champion Julien Alfred, world champion and Olympics silver medallist Sha’Carri Richardson will also be contesting for top honours and so is British pair of Daryll Neita and Dina Asher-Smith.
Jamaica’s Tia Clayton, Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland, American Tamari Davis and fast-rising Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye from The Gambia, who has already handed her a defeat, also add to the star-studded cast.
Ta Lou-Smith’s consolation is that she is under no pressure to seal her place in the Diamond League Final.
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20:30 - 03.09.2024
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone to double up at Diamond League final in Brussels
Olympic 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, will compete in two events at the Diamond League final in Brussels.
However, she desperately wants to end the season with a win which means beating her formidable opponents in Zurich.
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