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

Winter Olympics

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Chamonix 1924: A legacy carved in snow

Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the Closing Ceremony of the first Olympic Winter Games Chamonix 1924. We celebrate the occasion by looking at the impact the event had on its host city and region. Until 1924, Chamonix, a picturesque town in the heart of the French Alps, was primarily known to climbers and mountaineers attempting the ascent of Mont Blanc and exploring the surrounding mountains during the summer. The […]

todayFebruary 5, 2024 8

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Breaking Ice Barriers − Nigeria’s curling team play starring role at Gangwon 2024

https://youtu.be/iMmQG_lq-zE Nigeria's curling team might not have managed a win in the round robin section of the Mixed Team event at the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Gangwon 2024 but they have won the hearts of fellow competitors and fans alike. The ‘Broomzillas’, as they are affectionately known, stepped onto the ice for only the second time ever when they arrived at the Gangneung Curling Centre. The first time was […]

todayJanuary 25, 2024 44

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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 […]

todayJanuary 19, 2024 26

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French Alps only candidate for 2030 Winter Olympics

The French Alps are the sole candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, sources close to negotiations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday. The French bid now moves to targeted dialogue with the IOC, at the expense of the two other candidates, Sweden and Switzerland. The hosts for both the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics will be announced next summer. Only Salt Lake City in the United States […]

todayNovember 30, 2023 5

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Troubled 2026 Winter Olympics faces another crisis

  Organisers of the 2026 Winter Olympics are unsure if doping tests can be carried out in Italy as the country's only WADA-accredited testing site is not ready for the Milan-Cortina event with just over two years until it starts. Rome's FMSI laboratory is nestled between rugby and hockey fields and fencing halls at an Italian Olympic Committee training centre to the north of the centre of the Eternal City, […]

todayNovember 29, 2023 6

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