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 few bad ...

Emmanuel Matadi raced through the first round of the men’s 100 meters for the first time in three Olympic tries thanks to his time on Saturday. There was no such luck on Sunday. The 2009 St. Paul ...

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, ...

PARIS — Emmanuel Matadi finished eighth in his heat and did not qualify for the finals in the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games on Sunday. Matadi, a 2015 Minnesota State grad competing for Liberia, ...

Emmanuel Matadi did not advance to the 100-meter semifinals at the Olympics on Saturday. The St. Paul Johnson graduate, who’s representing his native country of Liberia in Rio, ran his first-round ...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The 2016 Olympic Games are over for Emmanuel Matadi of St. Paul. It is, however, an experience neither he, nor his mother, will never forget. As a 7-year-old, Matadi and his family ...

Liberia's flagbearer Emmanuel Matadi leads his delegation during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, 2016.