Francine Niyonsaba is a Burundian runner who specialized in the 800 metres and shifted to longer distances in 2019. She was the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist in the women's 800 metres. Her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Burundi since 1996.
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I did it. It’s wonderful and it’s fabulous. The pacing was really perfect. I want to thank all the people who came to cheer us
Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba, who has an intersex condition, breaks world record,September 15, 2021,By Ben Morse, CNN
They treat us as if we are cheats. We deserve to be respected as athletes, as champions.
Quotation of the Day: The Outcry Over Sex Testing Grows Louder,Dec. 5, 2020,https://www.nytimes.com/
I am always smiling when I wear this national flag of Burundi. I did all I was supposed to do to defend this title despite the fact it was not easy.
Birmingham Diary, Day 4: Quotes of the Day, Results of the Day, Protests,March 5, 2018,by Alfonz Juck
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Francine Niyonsaba is a Burundian runner who specialized in the 800 metres and shifted to longer distances in 2019. She was the 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist in the women's 800 metres. Her silver medal was the first Olympic medal for Burundi since 1996. Niyonsaba won a silver in the event at the 2017 World Championships.
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