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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Olympic Games

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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, […]

todayAugust 15, 2024 24

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Who were the first Africans at the Olympics? The disturbing story of two 1904 marathon runners

1904 Olympic marathon participants Len Tau (left) and Jan Mashiani of South Africa. Missouri History Museum     By Francois Cleophas, Stellenbosch University     Who were the first Africans to compete in the modern Olympic Games? The answer to that question reveals the surprising story of a 1904 marathon – and exposes the history of racism and white supremacy that characterised the Olympics in its early days. The first modern […]

todayJuly 22, 2024 14

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Biniam Girmay’s historic cycling triumph mirrors Africa’s growing pedalling prowess

        By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency     When 24-year-old Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay crossed the finish line first in the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Monday, July 1, it was a resounding testament to the growing prowess of African cyclists on the world stage. Girmay who cycles for Intermarche Wanty, a French cycling club, scooped the historical win becoming the first black […]

todayJuly 8, 2024 69 2

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June 16 uprising: how a massacre in South Africa led to Africa’s boycott of the 1976 Olympics

          By Nicolas Bancel, Université de Lausanne     As the world prepares for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, can we maintain faith in the nonpolitical ethos of the event? The Montreal Olympics Games in 1976 stands out, among others, as a clear instance of the games being used for political ends. In 1976 Montreal became only the second French-speaking city to host the event since […]

todayJune 14, 2024 44

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African table tennis stars storm Kigali for Paris tickets

        By Bonface Orucho, bird story agency   Africa’s table tennis talent is at full display in Rwanda as the East african country plays host to the 2024 edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) tournament alongside the African Olympic Qualification Tournament. The two combined tournaments, which also serve as Olympic qualifiers are being hosted at the BK Arena in Kigali from May 15 to 18 […]

todayMay 20, 2024 36

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Olympic flame arrives in France

The Olympic Flame has arrived in France, after coming into the port of Marseille from Greece. It means the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay will now begin, lasting 80 days on its journey to Paris. Ross Cullen reports.  

todayMay 9, 2024 48

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New generation of female coaches at Gangwon 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Women in Sport High-performance pathway programme (WISH) empowers female coaches to reach the elite level. Skeleton coaches Mun Ra-young (KOR) and Joska Le Conté (NED), snowboard coach Andrea Bednas (NED), and Olympic curling champion Jennifer Dodds (GBR), who all participated in the programme, are paving the way for future generations of coaches at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024. When skeleton racers Phonchanan Pongsak and Maturada […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 9

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