Marie-Josée Ta Lou has often been unlucky on days when she needed to be perfect.
At the 2016 Olympics, Ta Lou, a 34-year-old sprinter from the West African nation of Ivory Coast, missed the women’s 100-meter medal stand by just seven-thousandths of a second.
Five years later, Ta Lou headed into the women’s 100-meter final at the Tokyo Olympics with the third-fastest seed time.
Ta Lou said she was in the best shape of her life, but she dealt with stomach issues beginning in the semifinals.
Ta Lou has the eighth-fastest time ever run by a woman over 100 meters (10.72 seconds).
Persons:
Marie, Josée, Lou, Ta Lou
Organizations:
Tokyo
Locations:
West African, Ivory Coast