Who is Zaynab Dosso, a new name in Italian athletics and a record woman on 60 meters

A historic 7.16, which lowers the previous record made in 1983 by three cents Maria Masullo and equaled by Zaynab just two weeks ago in Lodz. But who is the new arrow of our local speed? Dosso was born in Man, in the Ivory Coast, on September 12, 1999 and moved to Rubiera (province of Reggio Emilia) in 2009, following in the footsteps of what his family did seven years earlier. Italian citizenship, on the other hand, arrives in 2016, the year in which close to the podium in the 100 meters at the Under 18 European Championships of Tbilisi (fourth, running in 11.83) and wins the bronze in the Swedish relay (race in which each fractionist runs a different distance, in the order 100, 200, 300 and 400 meters).

Over the course of her young career, Dosso was twice the Italian champion in the 100 meters and brought her staff over this distance to 11.43. Progress made under the technical guidance of Loredana Riccardi and now refined by Giorgio Frinolli, who has been training her in Rome since last November. Her nickname is For, while its full name means “wisdom” in Arabic. Passions? Basketball, dance and photography. Meanwhile, the objectives increase in value and in the short term there is one already of some importance. “My target is the Indoor World Cup in Belgrade – explains Zaynab – and there I want to do even less. “The review is scheduled from 18 to 20 March and the 22-year-old from the Fiamme Azzurre will arrive with the compliments of a certain Marcell Jacobs, who gave her a 10 as a vote for her result. “He was very kind, but I want to give myself an 8. In the final I made some mistakes (not an optimal start, ed), but the time is clearly very good.” Talent and character!