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Senegal At The 2019 African Games
Senegal competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. In total, athletes representing Senegal won one gold medal, five silver medals and 16 bronze medals and the country finished in 22nd place in the medal table. Medal summary Medal table , style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;", Athletics Louis François Mendy won the bronze medal in the Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles, men's 110 metres hurdles event, the only medal won by an athlete representing Senegal in athletics. Henry Bandiaky competed in the Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 100 metres, men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 2019 African Games – Men's 200 metres, men's 200 metres. In both events he did not advance to the semifinals. Boxing Four athletes represented Senegal in boxing: Marietou Diallo, Mamadou Fall (boxer), Mamadou Fall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Senegal
flag of Senegal (french: drapeau du Sénégal) is a tricolour consisting of three green, yellow and red bands charged with a five-pointed green star at the centre. Adopted in 1960 to replace the flag of the Mali Federation, it has been the flag of the Republic of Senegal since the country gained independence that year. The present and previous flags were inspired by French Tricolour, which flew over Senegal until 1960. History Under French colonial rule over Senegal, the authorities forbade the colony from using its own distinctive colonial flag because they were worried that this could increase nationalistic sentiment and lead to calls for independence. With the rise of the decolonization movement in Africa, the French were obliged to grant limited autonomy to Senegal as a self-governing republic within the French Community. Senegal was combined with French Sudan on April 4, 1959, to form the Mali Federation. That day, a new flag was adopted: a vertical green, yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
