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Paris to Immortalize Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei with Namesake Sports Venue
The city of Paris wants to honour the late Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her. The proposal was announced by city mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday and will be discussed by elected
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Onyinyechi Mark wins Nigeria’s first gold, sets world record at the 2024 Paralympics
Nigerian powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark has won the gold medal in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category at the ongoing 2024 Paris Paralympics in France.
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Bam Adebayo receive keys to Miami-Dade County after 2024 Paris Games
Six South Florida Olympians received a key to Miami-Dade County in a Wednesday ceremony.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and commissioners honored some of Team USA'
Sade Olatoye: “We paid for our training”, says Nigerian shot put star
This disclosure follows the government's scathing review of Nigeria's poor showing at the Olympics, which they termed a "disaster".
Nigerian shot put athlete Sade Olatoye recen
Botswana Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Its Golden Boy Letsile Tebogo
Botswana celebrated Letsile Tebogo's return on Tuesday as he arrived home with the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: African Countries With The Most Medals
The Paris 2024 Olympics came to a close on Sunday, with African nations securing a total of 13 gold medals.
Kenya emerged as the top-performing African nation, claiming four go
Wakama Named Paris 2024 Women's Basketball Best Coach
Nigeria’s D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has been named as the best female coach in Paris 2024 Olympics’ basketball.
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Egyptian Sara Ahmed Wins Silver In Weightlifting 81kg
Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed won the silver medal in the 81 kg weightlifting event today, Saturday, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The 26-year-old Egyptian weightlifter w
Bostwana’s Tebogo Wins Gold Medal In 200m Men’s Final
Letsile Tebogo from Bostwana produced a shock at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Thursday, winning gold in the 200m final.
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Morocco National Football Team Wins Bronze Medal
Morocco won the bronze medal in the men's football competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics after beating Egypt 6-0 on Thursday in the third-place match in Nantes.
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Tunisian Jendoubi Wins Bronze In Under 58 kg Taekwondo
Tunisian Mohamed Khalil Jendoubi won the bronze medal in the under-58kg taekwondo weight class, defeating Spain's Vicente Adrian, at the Paris 2024™ Olympic Games on Wednesday.
D'Tigress Bow Out Gallantly, Losing 88-74 To The US
Team Nigeria's women's basketball squad, D'Tigress, ended their Paris 2024 Olympics campaign with a gallant quarter-final loss to the US women's team, 88-74.
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Tobi Amusan Wins Women’s 100m Hurdles, Qualifies For Semifinals
World record holder, Tobi Amusan has kicked off her Paris Olympics campaign with a strong win in the women’s 100m hurdles heats.
Tobi Amusan, who is the current world record ho
Excited Rena Wakama ready to play USA
Following the quarterfinal pairing that pitted Nigeria with the Olympic and World Champions, the United States of America, head coach of the D'Tigress, Rena Wakama, is ver
Ofili Finishes 6th As US Thomas Wins Women’s 200m Gold At The 2024 Paris Olympics
Nigerian athlete, Favour Ofili, on Tuesday, finished sixth in the final of the women’s 200 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics taking place in France.
The 21-year-old finished di
D'Tigress to Face the USA in the Quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics
The Nigerian women's basketball team, D'Tigress, will face the defending champions, the USA, on August 7 at 9:30 pm.
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Kenya's Chebet Wins Gold In Women's 5,000m Final, Kipyegon disqualified
Kenyan Faith Kipyegon finished second with a time of 14:29.60 but was disqualified for obstruction in the Women’s 5000m final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
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Nemour Wins Algeria’s first Gymnastics Gold At Paris Olympics 2024
Algerian Teenager Kaylia Nemour Makes History with Olympic Gold in Uneven Bars.
The 17-year-old’s exceptional performance earned her a score of 15.700 outscoring China's Qiu Qi
Nigeria’s D’Tigress Qualifies For Olympic Quarterfinals
Nigeria's D'Tigress made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball. The team achieved this milestone by
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei Wins Men’s 10,000m Gold At Paris Olympics 2024
Joshua Cheptegei won the men's 10,000m race and set a new Olympic record in Paris
Cheptegei stormed to the finish line in 26min 43.14 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Berihu Aregaw
Disagreement Between AFN and NOC Over Ofili's Omission
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) may be held accountable for omitting Favour Ofili's name from the list of Team Nigeria athletes s
Nigeria's D'Tigress Make History with Maiden Olympic Win
Nigeria's D'Tigress secured their first-ever Olympic victory, defeating Australia 75-62 in the opening game of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday morning.
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South Sudan Nearly Beat The US In An Olympic Warm-up Game.
The United States overcame a 16-point deficit to avoid one of the biggest upsets in basketball history with a thrilling 101-100 victory over South Sudan in London.
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African Teams Sporting African or Black-Owned Brands at the Olympics
The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics has begun, and African teams are gearing up in style!
From Sierra Leone to South Africa, countries have unveiled their Olympic ki
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