Jul. 30—There were times over the past five years when Emmanuel Matadi wasn't sure he wanted to keep running. He had achieved the Olympic dream — running for Liberia in Rio in 2016 — and experienced a ...
MANKATO — Emmanuel Matadi has always been fast. After moving to the United States from Liberia when he was 7 years old, he became a state-champion sprinter at St. Paul Johnson and an All-American at ...
PARIS — Former Minnesota State sprinter Emmanuel Matadi has qualified for the 100-meter dash semifinals at the Summer Olympics. On Saturday, he finished his preliminary heat in 10.08 seconds, ...
As Emmanuel Matadi walked out from under the bleachers and onto the floor of Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro last Friday night, all he saw were people — thousands of them. Matadi tried not to look ...
Emmanuel Matadi ran track at Johnson High School when he was a sophomore. His reasoning? “I guess it was just something to do,” said Matadi, who was more invested in football. “I wasn’t really ...