He has a showman, seductive and endearing side. “I chose the length because I thought it was stylish. The battle during the competition, the clapping of the spectators which gives you wings, I like that. I would have seen myself sprinting, but I sucked! For a long time, however, Erwan Konaté fled the athletics tracks, to follow a different path than his parents, Papa-Ladji Konaté, double medalist at the African Championships in triple jump, and Virginie Scribe-Konaté, regularly on the veteran world podiums in the hammer throw
