The International Olympic Committee has banned the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect” for breaching the Olympic Charter. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports that the ban came after Moscow has incorporated regional sports councils from the four Ukrainian territories it annexed in 2022. The measure, however, does not affect Russian athletes competing as neutrals. Source...
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday suspended Russia’s national Olympic body with “immediate effect” for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine’s membership by recognising illegally annexed territories. The move comes after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories that Russian has annexed since its invasion began in 2022. “The Russian Olympic...
The LA28 Organising Committee’s proposal will next go to the IOC’s Olympic Programme Commission, which will then issue a recommendation to the IOC Executive Board. If accepted, it will then be presented to the IOC Session for approval. Five sports have been proposed by the LA28 Organising Committee for inclusion at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles...
Harare Sports Club will host the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens 2023 this weekend as 12 nations compete for a ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Kenya and South Africa have appeared at both Olympic men’s sevens tournaments since rugby’s reintroduction to the Games at Rio 2016, but they will face tough competition in Zimbabwe...
NDN Staffer PARIS, Sept. 4 — The Nigerian rugby team, known as the Black Stallions, is gearing up for their journey towards securing a spot in the rugby event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, set to kick off on September 16. In their pursuit, the Black Stallions will contend with formidable opponents...
The opening round of Group B at the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League | Cosafa Qualifiers proved to be a high scoring one with 10 goals scored on a thrilling second day at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban. Mamelodi Sundowns inflicted a tournament record 8-0 win over Olympic de Moroni from Comoros, while...
Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles lit up the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, while 2024 Olympics host nation France went home without a single individual medal. AFP Sport picks five themes from the championships in the Hungarian capital with an eye on the Paris Games in less than a year from now. Lyles and Richardson...
Guardian Report WINDHOEK, Aug. 18 — As the world championships kick off in Budapest, Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma finds herself far from the arena. Instead, she’s situated 5,000 miles away, adhering to medical requirements that involve taking pills to lower her testosterone levels. The 20-year-old Mboma, once a promising figure in athletics, has been...
Angola swimmer N’hara Fernandes reached the minimum mark that qualifies her to represent Angola at the Olympic Games to take place in 2024 in Paris, France, after completing the required 631 FINA points. The 16-year-old athlete achieved the score at Portugal’s National Open Water Swimming Championships juniors and seniors qualifying for next year’s event after...
The national senior women’s football team, the “Brave Gladiators”, will have a two-goal advantage on Tuesday to their return leg of the 2024 Women’s Olympic Games qualifier against Equatorial Guinea. The Brave Gladiators outclass their opponents 2-0 in the first leg of their Olympic qualifiers at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Thursday. The 2024...