Male athletes have been granted permission to compete in the artistic swimming events for the first time ever at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to a statement released by World Athletics on Thursday. This follows the International Olympic Committee's decision to approve the request made by the world swimming body to include men's participation in the event at the Games. Artistic swimming, formerly known...
Three-time Olympic weightlifting champion Lyu Xiaojun has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for a banned substance. The Chinese weightlifter was suspended after testing positive for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition test in October. EPO helps athletes improve performance by stimulating the production of more red blood cells. The 38-year-old set a new world-record to win a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in...
Cherif Traore has revealed he has been a target of racist jokes during a Christmas dinner with his teammates at rugby club Benetton Treviso. Traore, who was born in Guinea and now represents the Italy rugby union national team, claims he was given a rotten banana in a waste disposal bag during an exchange of gifts at the dinner. Traore said he did not only find...
Team Nigeria has emerged as the first African team to qualify for the curling event of the 2024 Youth Winter Olympics. Nigeria was the only African team that participated in the World Junior B Curling Championship in Finland. The President of the Nigeria Curling Federation, Daniel Damola confirmed the country’s qualification for both the mixed and mixed doubles events at the competition. The president congratulates the...
South African golfer Ockie Strydom emerged victorious at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at the Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. The 37-year-old playing on home soil, carded a final-round 69 to claim a two-shot win to secure his maiden DP World Tour title. Strydom began the final round tied for the lead on 15 under par with Scotland’s Scott Jamieson but suffered a setback on...
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