Keeping up with off-season activities: Ta Lou-Smith shares stunning anniversary photos with husband as they vacation in the Maldives

A year after their grand civil wedding in the Ivory Coast, sprint queen Marie Jose Ta Lou-Smith and her Trinidadian husband J Smith celebrated their anniversary in the Maldives.

The Ivorian track queen shared stunning pictures on her Instagram account, with the caption having three celebrations.

Ta Lou-Smith and her husband had an Afro-Caribbean grand civil wedding - the most talked about lifestyle content post-2023 athletics season. They had been dating for some years before finally sealing their longtime commitment last year.

The 36-year-old had a heartbreaking outing at the Paris Olympic Games, where she pulled up injured in the women's 100m final and missed out on winning the Diamond League trophy in Brussels. However, she bounced back to winning ways at the Athlos Track Meet to end her season on a high.

With the 2025 season perhaps being her last year on the track, the fastest woman in African history will be gunning to make it memorable by getting a deserved medal at the World Championships in Tokyo.