Meet the new African taekwondo champion
Fayçal Sawadogo is undoubtedly a master of his craft. He has made great strides in the Korean martial art which involves kicking and punching techniques.
Born on September 22, 1996, the 27-year-old sportsman has to his credit 20 wins out of 44 registered fights in the sport.
The Burkinabè in recent times has won the admirable African taekwondo championship title, having emerged excellent during the African Taekwondo Championships in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
His feat is not only prestigious, it is also historical because he is the first Burkina Faso national to have won that title and an Olympic medal in taekwondo for the country.
Sawadogo knocked out his opponent and defending champion and world number two champion Seif Eissa who represented Egypt to make up for his loss in 2022.
In an interview with local news outlet Lefaso, Sawadogo said he has bigger goals, “to without a doubt win an Olympic medal for Burkina Faso at Paris 2024”.
The young athlete said he draws inspiration from personalities including Daba Modibo Keïta who is also a World Champion in the sport.
Sawadogo has 315 hitpoints distributed and 265 collected during fights. He has participated in 30 tournaments on international levels.
He has also been awarded the Champion of Burkina and Best Fighter title in 2016 and emerged the Bronze medalist at the African Games Rabat.
