Richard Diawara

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Richard Diawara
Personal information
Nationality Malian
BornRichard Diawara Matingou
(1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 30)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event
110 metres hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60m hurdles: 7.78 (Val-de-Reuil, 2023)
110m hurdles 13.68 (Budapest, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Francophone Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Kinsasha 110 m hurdles

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]

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Career

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]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
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 3rd110 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

References

  1. "Richard Diawara". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. "Transfers of allegiance – decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2022 as at 22 December 2022" . Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. Smythe, Steve (22 March 2022). "Overseas results including World Indoor Champs, March 18-20, 2022". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. "Men's 110m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. "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.
  6. Hollobaugh, Jeff (1 September 2023). "World Champs Men's 110H — Holloway's Biggest Margin Yet". Track and Field News. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. "Men's 60m Hurdles Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". 22 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  9. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.