Former Olympic champion Cheick Cisse is on a mission to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, where he intends to repeat his success from Rio 2016 with the Ivory Coast.
Former Olympic champion Cissé focused on Paris 2024 success
Former Olympic champion Cissé focused on Paris 2024 success
who was leading their fight until the very last second, to win a special Olympic gold medal in Rio.
Seven years may have passed since that memorable day, but the former Olympic champion understandably looks proudly back at that moment in his career.
"These are moments you can never forget," he tells BBC Sport Africa. "These are moments you keep for life. It's always a pleasure .
"These are the kind of moments that give you strength to continue at the same pace because as the saying goes
The most important thing is not to become a champion but to stay a champion'. And when I think about moments like these, I want to live that out again."
And it's not only Cisse's life that the Olympic title impacted, but also a whole generation of Ivorians and Africans who could identify themselves in him, believing that anything is possible.
"Young Ivorians recognised themselves in me", says Cissé. "I went from being an ordinary athlete to becoming an icon and a role model.
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