Sounkamba Sylla

[2] She ran for France in the women's 4x400m relay team at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

[5] She ran as part of the French team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.

She expressed disappointment on social media that she would be unable to attend the opening ceremony due to her desire to wear a hijab, included on a list of items France’s minister for sport had prohibited in September 2023, saying that athletes representing France would be barred from displaying religious symbols.

However, a compromise was reported, shortly before the ceremony, that would allow Sylla to wear a French Olympic cap on her head.

[9][10][11] She ran as part of the French women's 4x400 metres relay team which qualified for the final.