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Beijing Half Marathon: African trio stripped of medals after paving way for Chinese winner

Beijing Half Marathon: African trio stripped of medals after paving way for Chinese winner

Kenya duo of Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila have been stripped of their medals and prizes at the Beijing Half Marathon. After launching an investigation into a viral video from the April 14 race , the organising committee of the annual athletics event in Beijing found the trio guilty of deliberately slowing down doe China’s He Jie to win the race....

World Athletics Indoor Championships: Burkina Faso’s Zango, Ethiopia’s Duguma & Africa’s biggest winners

World Athletics Indoor Championships: Burkina Faso’s Zango, Ethiopia’s Duguma & Africa’s biggest winners

The 2024 World Indoor Championships came to a close on Sunday, March 3 with African athletes managing a decent run to claim a total of nine medals. Compared to the 2022 edition in Belgrade where they had an overall of 13 medals, Africa has only three gold medals, two silver and three bronze medals in Glasgow. Below are the biggest African winners at the 2024 World...

2024 Olympics Qualifiers: Super Falcons thrash Ethiopia in Abuja to qualify for third round

2024 Olympics Qualifiers: Super Falcons thrash Ethiopia in Abuja to qualify for third round

Nigeria’s women’s national team, the Super Falcons, defeated Ethiopia 4-0 at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja in the second leg of their second-round tie of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers on Tuesday. Randy Waldrum’s side secured a 5-1 aggregate win after initially playing out a 1-1 draw at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa last Wednesday in the third round of the qualifiers....

2024 Olympics Qualifiers: CAF appoint officials for Nigeria vs Ethiopia double-header

2024 Olympics Qualifiers: CAF appoint officials for Nigeria vs Ethiopia double-header

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed the appointed officials for Nigeria’s clash against Ethiopia in the 2024 Women Olympic Football Qualifying Tournament on Monday. The African football body appointed Algeria’s Lamia Atman as referee for the encounter slated for the Abebe Bekila Stadium in Addis Ababa on Wednesday. Atman will be supported by her compatriots Asma Feriel Ouahab, Sara Kemmad, and Ghada Mehat, who have...