insert_link Namibia Paralympics get underway in Paris with opening ceremony The 2024 Paralympics get underway on Wednesday in Paris with the opening ceremony. There will be 549 gold medals across 22 sports awarded over the next 12 days in the French capital - with the same iconic Olympic venues being used for Paralympic events. Athletes from Namibia, including Ananias Shikongo, Johannes Nambala, Lahja Ishitile, Chris Kinda, and Petrus Karuli, will compete at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games from August […] today28 August, 2024
insert_link Sport Paris 2024: How Africa performed in Paris and the road to the 2028 LA Olympics By Stephen Granger, via bird story agency For a little over two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Paris-based spectators and billions globally were treated to another edition of ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. The Olympic Games have no equal as a vehicle to show off the extraordinary sporting talent of the human race. Tickets for sports, which normally would scarcely attract more than the families of the participants, […] today15 August, 2024
insert_link Local Nedbank Windhoek pedal power race series 5 (WPP5) set for Sunday The fifth and second last round of the 2024 Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power Race Series (WPP), is set to take place on Sunday, 18 August, at Dobra Loops on the outskirts of Windhoek along the B1 Highway. Over 120 riders are expected to participate, with registration having closed on Wednesday, 14 August. The race will begin at 08h00, and there will be no registration on the day. One […] today14 August, 2024
insert_link Opinion Pieces Olympics: 4 things South African sport tourism can learn from what went right in Paris By Brendon Knott, Cape Peninsula University of Technology If you followed the Paris 2024 Olympics broadcast, you’ll have noticed the breathtaking city backdrop to events, the festive atmosphere and active support of spectators. Touted as marking a new era, the games introduced several innovations in its planning and delivery – starting with an opening ceremony outside a stadium for the first time ever. I was fortunate to […] today13 August, 2024
Sport Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing? By Anne Tjønndal, Nord University Imane Khelif will be competing for gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, overcoming a furore that erupted around her and another boxer a few days earlier. Ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raised their head in elite women’s sport, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting failed a […] today7 August, 2024
insert_link Sport Despair after four years of pressure: how do Olympians deal with disappointment? By Christopher Mesagno, Victoria University and Courtney C Walton, The University of Melbourne Australia’s soccer team entered Paris with high hopes of notching their first Olympic medal but those aspirations came crashing down with defeat to the United States. Even without star striker Sam Kerr, the Matildas – who enjoyed a famous run to finish fourth at the 2023 FIFA World Cup – were […] today1 August, 2024
insert_link Sport How to win on your own terms: Simone Biles claims her eighth Olympic gold on her Paris 2024 ‘redemption tour’ By Vaughan Cruickshank, University of Tasmania; Brendon Hyndman, Charles Sturt University, and Carla Valerio, Southern Cross University Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast, male or female, in history. She won her first world championship all-around gold medal in 2013 and has not lost an all-around competition since. She arrived in Paris with 37 medals from World Championships and Olympics, including 27 golds. She has […] today1 August, 2024
insert_link Sport Is the shallow pool in Paris really slowing Olympic swimmers down? Here’s what the science says By Shane Keating, UNSW Sydney There has been plenty of rain, sweat and tears shed at the Paris Olympics this week. But the pool at the heart of La Defénce Arena has suffered a drought of world records that has athletes and officials scratching their heads. After five days, Paris 2024 has seen only a single world record fall in a swimming event. That […] today1 August, 2024
insert_link Namibia Gaby Ahrens appointed International Sport Shooting Federation Presidential Ambassador Three-time Olympian, Commonwealth Games medalist, and multiple African Champion in the sport of trap shooting, Gaby Ahrens has been appointed Presidential Ambassador by the president of the International Sport Shooting Federation, Luciano Rossi. With the Dakar Olympic Games 2026 approaching, this will be the first time the Olympic Games are held in Africa. Here is Ahrens, speaking from Paris, France. today30 July, 2024
