Olympics

bird TenX: 10 Olympic Games records held by Africans

From Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele in 2008 to Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon in 2020, Africans have set and continue to hold onto…

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Road to Paris: South Africa’s rising women marathoners will be chasing Olympic glory in Paris

From Cian Oldknow to Gerda Steyn and Irvette van Zyl, South Africa has a fast-rising crop of women marathoners eager…

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Road to Paris: Marathon contenders from Tanzania, Uganda, and Lesotho aim to upset legendary Ethiopians and Kenyans

Though Kenya and Ethiopia are the favourites for the Paris Olympics marathon, contenders from other African nations could disrupt their…

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Road to Paris: How Ethiopia is planning a return to Olympic Marathon glory

After 24 years without a men’s marathon gold and 12 years since their last women’s triumph, Ethiopia eyes a triumphant…

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Road to Paris: How South Africa is taking on East Africa’s marathon dominance

South African marathon stars are drawing on the excellence of East African athletes as motivation to elevate their performance, a…

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Marathon Road to Paris: Ethiopia’s marathoners hope to relive legendary Olympic triumphs

As the Paris Olympic countdown ticks away, Ethiopia with its talent-packed Olympics team, will be vying to relive past glorious…

5 months ago

Marathon Road to Paris: Impressive performances at Durban’s Run You City – Africa’s running destination of the year

South African Olympian, Elroy Gelant, raced to victory in his life best 10km of 27 min 47 sec at the…

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Marathon Road to Paris: Eliud Kipchoge’s quest for a third Olympic gold is achievable – running experts explain

Experts explain why the 2024 Paris Olympics, kicking off later this month, could be the crowning moment for Kenya's legendary…

5 months ago

Kipchoge, Omanyala and Kipyegon headline Kenya’s dream team to the Paris Olympics

The Olympic trials at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi this past weekend revealed the athletes who will represent Kenya at the…

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The tiny African island nation of Cape Verde will add to its Olympics retinue with a sport that is flourishing Africa-wide

There is a growing passion for fencing across the continent, led by frontrunner Egypt, which draws from the sport's rich…

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