Upper Volta at the 1972 Summer Olympics but boycotted it with other Africa nations. By the time it returned to the Games in 1988, the nation was known as Burkina Faso. The first athlete from Upper Volta to compete in the Olympics was Taka Gangua, who along with Chadian Taki N'Dio, competed in the men's javelin throw as part of the French delegation to the 1924 Summer Games in Paris. French Upper Volta then formed part of French West Africa, a federation of eight French colonial territories. Upper Volta competed under that name for the first and only time at the Summer Olympics in the 1972 Games
Volta Mining Volta Mining Volta Mining Limited is an emerging iron ore company based in Perth, Australia with current interests in the acquisition, exploration and development of iron ore assets. Volta Mining Ltd is an ASX listed (ASX: VTM) emerging junior iron ore company headquartered in Perth, Australia, which is focused on the exploration and development of its project assets and value accretive acquisition opportunities. The Company’s current portfolio consists of projects in recognised iron ore precincts; the Pilbara region of Western Australia and the West African country of Gabon. In January 2014, Volta completed the acquisition of private company Pilbara Commodities