French police launched an appeal for witnesses on Tuesday, September 17, following the disappearance of Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou, a heptathlon specialist, who has not been seen since September 10 near Rouen.
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” Odile has been missing since September 10th from Sotteville-Lès-Rouen. She dropped her child off at the childminder’s in the morning and has not come back to pick him up. “, indicates on X the Seine-Maritime police, specifying that her last location was Neufchâtel-en-Bray (Seine-Maritime) and that she travels in a Volkswagen Polo.
The 33-year-old athlete, measuring 1.78 m, licensed at Stade Sottevillais, is a heptathlon specialist and finished in 8th position in this discipline at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar. She holds the national record of Benin in this discipline, as well as in the 100 m hurdles, the high jump and the shot put. She is also the coach of the Benjamin and Minimes category of Stade Sottevillais 76.
The native of Savalou (south-central Benin), lives and trains in Rouen. I live less than 2 km from the stadium, I miss it (…) For me, it’s my home ! » she confided to RFI four years ago.
Ahouanwanou competed in the London and Tokyo Olympics. She holds the Benin record in this combined event specialty with 6,210 points, she wrote on her Facebook page.