Clément Ducos and Cyréna Samba-Mayela beat their personal records this weekend. Gémima Joseph achieved a magnificent 100-200 m double at Guyana Games.
French athletics is regaining some color after a week marked by the positive test for steroids of hurdler Dimitri Bascou and the serious injury of Just Kwaou-Mathey, world medalist in the 60m hurdles this winter. The two young members of the French athletics team (22 and 23 years old) moved closer to qualifying for Paris 2024. The start of the weekend was first marked by a great performance of Clément. Ducos in the 400m hurdles. The Frenchman took second place in this event at the Tom Jones Memorial held in Florida in a time of 48″26. The one who studies and trains in the United States has become the fifth best French performer in history over the distance and has exceeded the Olympic minimums, set at 48″70. At the same time, he beat his personal best by almost a second (49″06). The next day, on the same Gainesville track, hurdle specialist Cyréna Samba Mayela made a good comeback.