Young athletes learn importance of mental health and well−being at Gangwon 2024

Young athletes competing at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 are being reminded that mental health is just as important as physical health and that they have access to a number of tools to help them protect their well-being. For Gangwon 2024, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has designed an educational booth integrating mental and physical health and safeguarding education called “Mind, Body and Me”, with the aim of normalising […]

January 26, 2024 14

Sport

Tunisian bobsleighers making history by competing at Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024

https://youtu.be/eqX669jQmBk The first-ever athletes from Tunisia have qualified for Gangwon 2024, marking a historic moment as the country's inaugural participation in any Winter Olympic Games. Teenagers Jonathan Lourimi, Beya Mokrani and Sophie Ghorbal will be competing in the bobsleigh in Gangwon, breaking new ground for athletes from the North African nation. The bobsleighers are products of a Legacy Foundation from the Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018. The PyeongChang Legacy Foundations […]

January 19, 2024 25

Sport

African female running greats are empowering young women to ‘Achieve’

Stephen Granger, SPNA via bird Running greats, Mary Keitany and Elana van Zyl with Rhonda Vetere, Nolene Conrad and the Achieve Team at Makupula Secondary School in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. Photo - Stephen Granger. Derartu Tulu, the first African athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in female competition and now president of Ethiopia’s Athletics Federation; Kenyan marathon super-stars and former world record holders, Tegla Leroupe and Mary Keitany; and former […]

January 9, 2024 4

Sport

Paris 2024 already creating a more active nation

The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are already providing tangible social legacies to all layers of French society, benefitting millions of people, businesses and communities throughout the country, an interim evaluation report of the Paris 2024 legacies says. The report has been produced by a group of experts from the Centre de Droit et d’Economie du Sport (CDES) of Limoges, the Pluricité group and the Phare Agency, and has been complimented by the Ipama and Sport 1.5. It follows new guidelines from the Organisation […]

December 1, 2023 70

Sport

IOC approves final Olympic event programme principles for LA28

Following the IOC Executive Board (EB)’s approval of the discipline programme and the IOC Session decisions taken in October 2023 on Organising Committee-proposed sports and pending sports, the IOC EB, meeting this week in Paris, approved the event programme principles for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. 30 November 2023 - The principles framework has been proposed by the IOC Olympic Programme Commission to assist and guide International Federations (IFs) in formulating proposals for their event programmes, in line […]

December 1, 2023 5

Africa

South Africa to host ‘Kalahari Conference’ of the BAL – African basketball round-up

By Silalei Shani via bird story agency This month’s basketball news roundup includes: KPA going undefeated in the revamped FIBA Africa Women’s Championship Cup qualifiers and reclaiming the title, Stephane Konate retires at 43 after an illustrious career, among others. For the first time in its history, Central African basketball team Bangui Sporting Club has qualified for the Basketball Africa League after playing a series of back-to-back narrowly won games […]

November 17, 2023 5

Namibia

Gladiators receive NDTC sponsorship

The Namibia Diamond Trading Company (NDTC) on Thursday here, donated N$ 200 000 to the to support the team towards their hygiene and sanitary needs while on international duties. The sponsorship was announced by NDTC CEO Brent Eiseb, who said that the company is committed to empowering and uplifting Namibian ambassadors who put the country on the global map. “Women’s football in Namibia is one of the least financially supported […]

November 17, 2023 10

Sport

The Dr Hage Geingob Cup tomorrow

The much anticipated Dr Hage Geingob Cup 2023 kicks off at the Independence Stadium tomorrow. The ninth edition of the competition will feature a full day of action, including FC Ongos Ladies vs Gals & Goals FC, the Namibian Legends vs the South African Legends at 3 pm, and in the main match at 5 pm, the current Debmarine Namibia Premier League champions, African Stars FC versus the people's choice, […]

November 17, 2023 4

Science & Technology

Adidas celebrates the love of Football with ‘FUSSBALLLIEBE’ − the Official Match Ball for UEFA EURO 2024™

The FUSSBALLLIEBE Official Match Ball will be used throughout the UEFA EURO 2024TM tournament in Germany The ball’s design is inspired by the joy of football and the energy of the tournament, and has been engineered with improved deboss grooves for greater precision in play This is the first Official Match Ball produced for the UEFA European Football ChampionshipTM tournament that incorporates adidas Connected Ball Technology, enabling match officials to make accurate […]

November 16, 2023 97

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