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Marie-Josée Ta Lou finished fourth in the women's 100m at the World Championships and she is still in pain due to that.
Africa’s fastest female sprinter Marie-Josée Ta Lou has attested that she has not gotten over missing out on a medal at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary that ended in August.
Ta Lou finished fourth, missing out on the podium bracket by a whisker. The race was won by American Sha’Carri Richardson who was closely followed by the Jamaican duo of Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce who finished second and third respectively.
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Speaking to BBC, Ta Lou admitted to still being pained by the fact that she missed out on a place in the medal bracket at the event. She disclosed that she was in good shape and was sure she would win a medal in the Hungarian Capital.
Before the World Championships, she had been unbeaten in the 100m in the Diamond League Meetings and had only lost one race, where she finished fifth at the Mt. SAC Relays.
“It really hurts and I still can't say I am over it. I wanted to get a medal but finished fourth. I have been in a situation where I have been crying alone in my room.
The support I received from fans across the world and my fellow competitors has been my saving grace,” she said.
She added that her friendship with Jamaican track star Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce is what keeps her going. She termed Fraser-Pryce as her sister who has always provided a shoulder for her to lean on.
"My sister, Shelly, won't let me give up on running. She is constantly reminding me that she is older than me and she is still going strong.
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Her words are loud in my head every single day and she never gets exhausted of motivating me to wake up every morning and do what I like.
Shelly-Ann is one of the many reasons you will see me in Paris for what could be my last Olympic Games,” she said.
However, she added that she might continue running even after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. She is also a strong believer of God and she noted that ahead of the Olympic Games, all she is asking to do is not to give her another fourth-place finish.
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