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Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Togo |
| Occupation | sports executive |
| Known for | 2023 Woman of the Year |
Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou (born ) is a Togolese sports administrator. She has used sport as a way of increasing gender representation in sports organisation and education generally.
Life[edit]
Tchanile-Salifou became the President of the Togolese athletics federation[1] and she has used sport as a way of increasing the role of women in her country.[2]
She organised a race that gathered 1,500 female competitors as part of a campaign titled "Girls together for sport and for life". Togo has remote regions and these were also targetted as well as Togo's larger towns.[3]
Tchanile-Salifou had an awareness programme that encouraged parents to register the births of girls and then to go on and ensure that they went to school.[4] Measurable improvements were made. It was reported that 90% of the girls returned to school in Togo at the start of the 2023 school year. This compared with an estimate of 40% for the year before.[1]
In 2023 the World Athletic Foundation added a new section to its awards. President Sebastion Coe was creditted with initiating the award and the inaugural award went to Tchanile-Salifou. She was recognised for "advancing women's rights and fostering gender equality in sport".[2] Faith Kipyegon and Kelvin Kiptum from Kenya and Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa were all runners named as Best athletes of the year, joining her achievements for Africa.[5]
In 2024 she was preparing for the Paris Olympics.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tchanile-Salifou wins Woman of the Year Award | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b Writer, Staff (2023-12-07). "Togo athlete lands Woman of the Year accolade". Voice Online. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ admin (2023-12-08). "Prix de la Femme de l'année : Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou honorée". AFRIK Management (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ CAA (2024-05-27). "Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou wins Woman of the Year Award". caa (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ CAA (2024-05-27). "WORLD ATHLETICS AWARDS 2023: Africa hits the jackpot". caa. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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