Caxias Do Sul — Winning gold at the summit of sport is truly a feather in one’s cap. But the success story doesn’t just end with the medal haul- it’s indeed a spirited continuation of grit and grace! For the 24th Summer Deaflympics men’s 10,000m gold medalist Symon KIbai, “it’s literally the urge to also […]
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Nairobi — Conseslus Kipruto sat back at his home in the Kenyan Rift Valley and painfully watched as Moroccan Soufiane El Bakkali won the Olympic Gold medal in Tokyo, dethroning him from the title he had won five years back in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Conseslus was not in Tokyo to defend his throne, but […]
In a letter dated March 22, 2022 and addressed to the party coordinator Patrick Moyo, Officer Commanding Police, Harare East District, a Chief Superintendent Muzivi said the ZRP has no manpower to provide security for the rally. “I acknowledge receipt of your notification letter dated 21 March 2022… whereby you intend to hold a Public […]
Seychelles’ quest for an Olympic medal if not by 2024 then by the 2028 summer games has been given a boost with the opening of its first-ever Olympic House on Wednesday. “Today is momentous for the sports community and not only for SOCGA… The development of sports is based on a collaborative effort and this […]
The Namibia National Olympic Committee on Thursday held its elections at the Hilton Hotel in Windhoek, where Abner Xoagub was re-elected as president and veteran shooter Gaby Ahrens elected as vice president. Pierre Knoetze was elected as treasurer and rower Maike Diekmann as athletes’ representative, while the additional board members are Joseph Amakali, Aileen Botha, […]
Nigeria is making its debut in cross-country skiing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Samuel Ikpefan is representing Africa’s most populous nation, though he holds French citizenship as well. On Monday, Ikpefan took to Instagram in a green headscarf with the flag of Nigeria in green and white on the front, saying “I am looking […]
A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. At the 2022 Beijing winter games, currently underway, Africa is represented by six athletes from five countries: Eritrea, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco and Nigeria. Five are competing in Alpine (downhill) skiing and one in cross country skiing. These […]
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday won the Best Male Athlete accolade during the 2021 Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Awards held in Greece. Kipchoge delivered a masterclass in marathon running, breaking away at the 30-kilometre mark and never looking back to retain his Olympic title in two hours, eight minutes and 38 seconds during […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has accepted the application of the Technical Director of Bobsled and Skeleton Federation of Nigeria, Dr. Seun Adigun, to contest election into the IOC Athletes’ Commission for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Games. A specialist in the 100metres hurdles, who represented the University of Houston in track and field, Adigun […]
Hundreds of people gathered to bid farewell to Agnes Tirop who was found dead 10 days ago. The athlete had represented her country in the Tokyo Olympics. The funeral of Kenyan athlete Agnes Tirop took place on Saturday. It is the same day she would have turned 26. Tirop who represented Kenya in the Olympic […]
Olympian Agnes Tirop’s family has claimed the plot to kill the athlete could have been hatched when she was in Japan for the Olympic games three months ago, when most of her property changed ownership. The family suspect she might have been killed due to a tussle over property ownership. Through the family spokesman Jeremiah […]
The Special Olympics Rwanda has announced that the 2nd Special Olympics Pan African Games which were scheduled in 2022 has been shifted to 2024, a move that will allow more preparatory period for participating countries. All 38 Special Olympics programs on the continent will be represented. Rwanda was chosen to host the games after the […]
Watching the Games was too hard, but soon after they ended, Carina Horn got her running pass back. First published in the Daily Maverick 168 weekly newspaper. Two weeks ago, the South African sprinter who couldn’t represent her country in Tokyo because of her provisional suspension while being investigated for a positive drugs test from […]
Kenya is one of those countries that is known for producing top athletes year in and year out. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Kenya managed to get a total of 10 Medals ( four gold, four silver, and two bronze) and in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Kenya managed to get six gold medals and a […]
DESPITE dining with president Hage Geingob following their brave performance at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Paralympians are still not impressed with the treatment they receive from the government in comparison to their able-bodied compatriots. The president on Wednesday hosted a dinner to honour the Paralympians after their return from Tokyo, Japan, with two medals. […]
A total of 16 countries have confirmed participation in the inaugural Africa Deaflympics Ball Games qualifiers slated for September 11-25 in Nairobi. Local Organising Committee (LOC) Chairman Gordon Oluoch confirmed the arrival of Team Senegal on Thursday adding that the rest of the countries are expected in due course. Other countries also enlisted for the […]
TEAM Zimbabwe coach at the just-ended Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Mildred Baye, has said exposure prior to the competition would have given the athletes better preparations. Pamela Shumba and Vimbai Zvinowanda represented the country in athletics and both bowed out in the first round. Zvinowanda came fifth in the 200m T47 in 28.60 seconds, in […]
Tokyo — The last two months in Japan have been most dramatic on and off the field of play. On the field, Tokyo is slowly going back to default settings after high-adrenalin action in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Off it, the Japanese political scene is rising to a crescendo ahead of the eagerly-anticipated ruling […]