Richard Diawara
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| Nationality | Malian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Richard Diawara Matingou 21 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 7.78 (Val-de-Reuil, 2023) 110m hurdles 13.68 (Budapest, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Diawara Matingou (born 21 April 1995) is a track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles for Mali. He has representing the country at multiple World Championships, qualifying for the semi-finals in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 and 2025 World Indoor Championships.[1]
Biography
Diawara had his change of international affiliation from France to Mali ratified in 2022.[2] In March 2022, he competed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in the 60m hurdles.[3] In July 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 110 metres hurdles.[4]
Diawara was a bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, finishing behind the Senegalese runner Louis François Mendy and Badamassi Saguirou of Niger.[5] In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in the 110m hurdles, where he ran a personal best time of 13.68 seconds.[6]
Diawara was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he qualified for the semi-finals of the 60 metres hurdles.[7]
Competing at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025, he qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 7.79 seconds. In his semi-final he ran 7.79 seconds again, but did not progress through to the final.[8] In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[9]
In March 2026, he competed over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.[10]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 42nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.98 |
| World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 38th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 14.35 | |
| 2023 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Kinshasa, DR Congo | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.69 |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 29th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.68 | |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 22nd (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.89 |
| African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 12th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.19 | |
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 16th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.79 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 38th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.89 | |
| 2026 | World Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 36th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.82 |
References
- ^ "Richard Diawara". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Transfers of allegiance – decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2022 as at 22 December 2022". Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (22 March 2022). "Overseas results including World Indoor Champs, March 18-20, 2022". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Jeux De La Francophonie – Athlétisme : L'or Pour Anndora Asaun – Loic Bhugeerathee Et La Médaille D'argent Pour Christopher Sophie". Le Matinal. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (1 September 2023). "World Champs Men's 110H — Holloway's Biggest Margin Yet". Track and Field News. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 23 March 2026.