Dakar — African women’s rugby made its mark at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. At the Iba Mar Diop complex, Kenya secured gold after a spectacular final against Australia, while Madagascar took bronze. For Senegal, the host country, this first international experience opens new avenues for the development of the sport among young girls….
As Senegal opens the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, today, Saturday, International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry has spoken of her pride as an African and the historical significance of the Games – the first to be held in Africa. “It is time for Africa. It’s time for Senegal. It’s been a long time,” said Coventry,…
Infrastructure, youth development and investment in human capital emerge as key measures of success as Senegal hosts maiden Youth Olympic Games on African soil As Africa welcomes the Olympic rings for the first time, the success of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be measured by more than medals, records and sporting performances, with…
As anticipation builds for the first Olympic event ever to be staged on African soil, 15 of the continent’s most promising young table tennis players have secured places at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 in Senegal. The athletes are among the 64 competitors selected for the table tennis event, which will take place from…
Sixteen nations will compete in the third round of African Qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament from 23 February to 6 March 2027. The teams advanced following the second round, played from 7 to 13 October 2026, as they continue their pursuit of one of Africa’s two places at the Olympic…
Africa has a proud history in the men’s football tournament at the Olympic Games, highlighted by gold medals for Nigeria in 1996 and Cameroon in 2000. The Under-23 tournament has seen reputations forged and a number of star names from the continent come to the fore in the pursuit of Olympic success. With the draw…
Around 2,900 athletes from around the world competed in 116 events at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games, but the prized gold, silver and bronze medals went home with only a small portion of the competitors. Once again, Norway dominated the Winter Olympics medal count, finishing the 2026 Games with 41 medals, including a record 18…
American Kaillie Humphries Armbruster, in perhaps her Olympic bobsled finale, found her way to the medal stand for a record-tying sixth time Saturday in the two-woman bobsled, while Germany’s Laura Nolte won gold again. Nolte is now the back-to-back two-woman Olympic bobsled champion, holding off teammate Lisa Buckwitz to grab gold at the Milan Cortina…
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