Fatoumata Bagayoko
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Fatoumata Bagayoko is a Mali
an women's basketball
player. Bagayoko competed for Mali
at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 21 in 5 games, including 8 points in the final loss to Spain
. She was born in Bamako
and plays for Djoliba AC
women's basketball team.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an women's basketball
Women's basketball
Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast , in large part via women's colleges...
player. Bagayoko competed for Mali
Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Mali sent a delegation of 17 athletes in 4 sports to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Most notable Malian participants are the 12 members of the Mali women's national basketball team winners of the FIBA Africa Championship for Women 2007 and Daba Modibo Keita, the 2007 World Taekwondo...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 21 in 5 games, including 8 points in the final loss to Spain
Spain women's national basketball team
The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...
. She was born in Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
and plays for Djoliba AC
Djoliba AC
Djoliba Athletic Club is a Malian football club and one of the two biggest teams in Mali alongside the Stade Malien. The team is based in the capital city of Bamako. It has its headquarters and three training stadia at Complex Sportif Hérémakono, in the Heremakono Quartier...
women's basketball team.