For Africa’s marathon runners, the “fastest way to Tokyo” gold may be via Hamburg
The German city of Hamburg takes centre stage in world distance running in April, with many of Africa's - and the world’s - leading marathoners, expected to toe the line of the NN Mission Marathon.
World record-holder, Eliud Kipchoge,...
Tokyo Olympics podium finish is possible – Kalu
D'Tigress point-guard, Ezinne Kalu believes the team can go all the way to win a medal at the Summer Olympic Games.
The 2019 FIBA Afrobasket Most Valuable Player (MVP) said that with the right personnel and a positive attitude from...
NIGER’S TAEKWONDO HERO AIMS FOR TOKYO GOLD
Abdoulrazak Alfaga had to practice taekwondo in secret when he started his sport. Now, at 26, he is a world champion, is idolised in Niger and is aiming to capture gold in Tokoyo. This is his story.
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MASKED AND MUTED OLYMPICS WILL STILL DOMINATE CROWDED 2021
The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be the centerpiece of a crammed sporting year in 2021 as sports administrators who had their calendars wiped away by the coronavirus pandemic try to fill the gaps even as a second wave hits.
While...
Olympics unlikely to go ahead in 2021 without a vaccine breakthrough – UK public...
The XXXII Olympiad may not go ahead in 2021 unless a vaccine for the coronavirus is discovered, according to a leading public health scientist at the University of Edinburgh, in the UK. ...
Top sports events in the World hit by coronavirus
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
OLYMPICS
The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the summer...
Osaka pleased with Olympics postponement
World number ten, Naomi Osaka is pleased that the 2020 Olympics have been postponed even as she insists that the "Olympic spirit" is needed to combat coronavirus.
Former US Open champion, Osaka has given her "100 per cent"...
Van Niekerk looks for positives in Tokyo 2020 postponement
Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” the delay will give him time to regain full fitness after a long period on...
No cancellation agenda for Tokyo 2020 discussions
The International Olympic Committee is to step-up its “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including their postponement — it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday.
The IOC will hold detailed discussions which will include possibly changing the...