Richard Diawara Matingou (born 21 April 1995) is a track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles for Mali. He has representing the country at multiple World Championships, qualifying for the semi-finals in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2024 and 2025 World Indoor Championships.
Biography Diawara had his change of international affiliation from France to Mali ratified in 2022. In March 2022, he competed at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in the 60m hurdles. In July 2022, he competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 110 metres hurdles.
Diawara was a bronze medalist in the 110m hurdles at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, finishing behind the Senegalese runner Louis François Mendy and Badamassi Saguirou of Niger. In August 2023, he competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in the 110m hurdles, where he ran a personal best time of 13.68 seconds.
Diawara was selected the 2024 World Athletics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he qualified for the semi-finals of the 60 metres hurdles.
Competing at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, in March 2025, he qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 7.79 seconds. In his semi-final he ran 7.79 seconds again, but did not progress through to the final. In September 2025, he competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in the men's 110 metres hurdles in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.
In March 2026, he competed over 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships.
International competitions Representing 2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia42nd (h)60 m hurdles7.98World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia38th (h)60 m hurdles14.352023Jeux de la FrancophonieKinshasa, DR Congo3rd110 m hurdles13.69World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary29th (h)110 m hurdles13.682024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom22nd (sf)60 m hurdles7.89African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon12th (h)110 m hurdles14.192025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China16th (sf)60 m hurdles7.79World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan38th (h)110 m hurdles13.892026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland36th (h)60 m hurdles7.82
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