Ouagadougou: The triple jump world champion, Burkinabè Hugues Fabrice Zango brilliantly defended his doctoral thesis in electrical engineering on Friday at the University of Artois (Béthune, France), the athlete indicated on his Facebook page.'Four months after the title of world champion, this Friday, December 22, I defended my doctoral thesis in electrical engineering at the University of Artois on the 'High-performance electric machine with external rotor for application in severe environments'.He explained that 'it is the culmination of an intellectual, human and social experience. Uncertainties, sleepless nights, disappointment, questioning, etc. I have experienced everything…'.The world champion also mentioned that 'it's also years of hard work between the lab and the training ground without forgetting numerous competitions under the clock'.He took this opportunity to thank 'all those people and structures who, in silence and in the shadows, sowed the seeds on my path so that this other journey is a reality today: my parents, the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Employment, the Burkina Athletics Federation, the University of Artois, my club Artois-Athlétisme, the French Embassy in Burkina Faso, my sponsors, all my fans everywhere in the world".'So it's a beautiful page that closes for another page full of dreams as big as Neptune,' writes the Burkinabe triple jumper. Source: Burkina Information Agency