Lorène Dorcas Bazolo (born 4 May 1983) is a track and field athlete.[1] Born in the Republic of the Congo, she currently represents Portugal internationally but competed for her country of birth in the past. She is the Congolese national record holder in the 100 metres, with a time of 11.39 seconds. She was the Congolese flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
 Bazolo at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1983 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Portugal |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
She competed at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008, 2010 and 2012 and represented Congo in both the 100 m at the 200 metres at the 2011 All-Africa Games. She has also represented her nation at the Summer Universiade (2009 and 2011) and the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie.
During 2013 she arrived in Portugal on political asylum and soon joined athletics clubs JOMA, and later, Sporting Club de Portugal. After acquiring Portuguese citizenship during 2016 she has beaten the national 100 m record, which is now set at 11.21 seconds.[3]
During the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lorène reached the 200 m semifinals with 23.20 seconds.[4] On 14 August 2021, at the Résisprint La Chaux-de-Fonds Meeting, Switzerland, Bazolo beat her 100 m and the 25 year old 200 m national records which now stand at 11.10 and 22.64 seconds, respectively.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Lorene Bazolo". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ Lorene Bazolo. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.
- ^ [1] Diário de Notícias, Portuguese. Retrieved on 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Lorène Dorcas BAZOLO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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