Sangoné Kandji

In the age-specific categories, Kandji won the gold medal at the 2009 African Junior Championships and the bronze medal at the 2011 African Junior Championships.

[1] Her personal best jump is 6.14 metres, achieved in April 2012 in Dakar.

[1] When becoming African champion in 2022, she was the first Senegalese medalist at this competition since 2016, together with Saly Sarr who took the silver behind her, and male long jumper Amath Faye [fr].

[2] In order to reach the 2023 World Championships and the 2024 Olympic Games, she trained in France under Christophe Limet in A3 Tours, then under Alain Doré in Amiens Université Club.

[6] Her personal best jump is 13.76 metres, achieved at the 2022 African Championships in St Pierre, Mauritius.