IN GABON, ONLY RUDY ZANG-MILAMA WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ATHLETE CAPABLE OF QUALIFYING FOR THE 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS! AU GABON, SEULE RUDY ZANG-MILAMA AURAIT ÉTÉ UNE ATHLÈTE CAPABLE DE SE QUALIFER POUR LES CHAMPIONATS MONDIAUX D’ATHLÉTISMES 2025!

 

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World Athletics has announced the track and field qualifying standards for the 2025 World Championships that will take place in Tokyo, starting on 13 September 2025.

 

This blog took a look and realized that a single Gabonese athlete could meet these entry level requirements. Compare the entry standards above, with Gabon's records below. We are far from the goal because only the record held by Rudy Zang-Milama is below the entry level requirement for the 100 meter.

 

 

 

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World Athletics a annoncé les normes de qualification pour les Championnats du monde 2025 qui se dérouleront à Tokyo, à partir du 13 septembre 2025.

 

Ce blog a jeté un coup d’œil et s’est rendu compte qu’un seul athlète gabonais pouvait répondre à ces exigences d’entrée. Comparez les normes d’entrée ci-dessus, avec les records du Gabon ci-dessous. Nous sommes loin du compte car seul le record détenu par Rudy Zang-Milama est conforme à l’exigence d’entrée pour le 100 mètres.

 

 

Discipline	Gabonese record for men	Gabonese record for women
100m	10 s 13 by Antoine Boussombo in 2000	11 s 03 by Ruddy Zang-Milama in 2012
200m	20 s 40 by Guy Maganga Gorra in 2024	23 s 54 by Ruddy Zang-Milama in 2010
400m	46 s 60 by Guy Maganga Gorra in 2021	56 s 73 by Marlyse N'Sourou Menene in 2007
800m	1 min 48 s 45 by Franck Matamba in 1995	2 min 11 s 89 by Marlyse N'Sourou Menene in 2007
1500m	3 min 43 s 58 by Jean-Marc Léandro in 1999	4 min 32 s 40 by Josiane Aboungono in 2000
5000m	14 min 53 s 36 by Jean-Marc Léandro in 7 juin 2008	17 min 04 s 70 by Josiane Aboungono in 2000
10000m	30 min 30 s 5 by Jérôme Abi in 1978	41 min 33 s 49 by Véronique Bingouma in 1997
Marathon	2 h 31 min 59 s by Jean-Marc Léandro in 2008	2 h 49 min 14 s by Josiane Aboungono in 2000
3000m	9 min 31 s 2 by Philémon Moupaka in1979	9 min 51 s 83 by Josiane Aboungono in 2000
110mH & 100mH	13 s 85 by Junior Effa Effa in 2019	14 s 49 by Ruddy Zang-Milama in 2008
400m H	55 s 32 by Daniel Ololo in 1978	1 min 04 s 81 by Geneviève Obone in 1992
High jump	2,14 m by Hilaire Onwanlélé in 1990	1,75 m by Fernande Agnentchoué in 1982
Pole vault	4,50 m by Sylvain Lindzondzo in 1981	3,51 m by Grâce Matamba in 2023
Long jump	7,45 m by François Réténo in 1992	5,88 m by Anne-Lise Montoulieu in 1983
Tripe jump	15,53 m by Yvon Nguema N'Goua in 1999	11,11 m by Armelle Otola in 1994 and Erika Nzé in 2014
Shot put	16,30 m by Siegfried Luccioni Mve in 2019	15,87 m by Carine Mékam in 2022
Discuss throw	50,21 m by Siegfried Luccioni Mve in 2014	36,31 m by Odette Mistoul in 1986
Hammer throw	12,24 m by Edouard Mihindou Mihindou in 2006	36,76 m by Armelle Otola in 2018
Javelin throw	60,40 m by Jean-Louis Mézui Assa in 1990	39,39 m by Rose de Mars Mboulet in 2010
Heptatlon	NA	2665 pts by Karnella Anguezomo Mintsa in 2015
Decathlon	6013 pts by Landry Nzambé Busugu in 1988	NA