Olympics

A year after being excluded from the World Championships for allegedly failing a gender eligibility test, Imane Khelif won gold in women’s boxing in the Olympics. In the midst of a scandal that has overtaken the Paris boxing competitions, the Algerian finally took home gold. She defeated Yang Liu, the world champion of China, by a unanimous decision to win ...

Uganda’s representative in the 200m at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics Tarsis Orogot has asked for a diplomatic passport to enable him to compete easily. This is after he failed to make the finals of the men’s 200m which are slated for tonight. Orogot was a surprise rise in the games especially to Ugandans since he was unheard of before ...

Uganda’s only participant in the men’s 3000m steeplechase Leonard Chemutai sadly missed out on an Olympic medal in the 3000m steeplechase. Chemutai was a very promising athlete in the buildup of these games and in the trials. However, things didn’t go as planned for him in the finals last night. This is after he was stepped on with just less ...

Hosts France and Spain will square off in the finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics for a gold medal. This is after both European nations edged out African nations. Spain beat Morocco 2-1 to bag a slot in the final. In the Spain and Morocco game, the North African country took the lead in the first half through a penalty ...

American sprinter Noah Lyles has come out to advise all people out there chasing their dreams not to give up on them. He said this after winning gold in the 100m race at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympics. The track runner said that he suffers from a number of illnesses. These include dyslexia, asthma, ADD, depression and anxiety. However, he ...