Noélie Ditchakou Yarigo (born 26 December 1985)[4] is a middle-distance runner from Benin who competes primarily in the 800 metres.
Yarigo holds five Beninese national records including at 800 m indoors and out.
Noélie Yarigo set her first Beninese 800 metres record in 2003 at the age of 17, reducing it to 2:11.61 while still a teenager two years later.
She was given leave to prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics and used it to train in France at the club run by the wife of her coach.
[5] On 8 February 2023, at age 37 and after primarily focusing on being a pacemaker on the international racing circuit before, Yarigo set a significant personal best in the 800 m.[5] She clocked 1:58.48 for second at the indoor Copernicus Cup in Toruń, Poland, improving her 1:59.12 set outdoors at the 2016 Rio Games.