Tokyo 2020 Official Film selected for the Festival de Cannes
The Official Film of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 by acclaimed Japanese director Naomi Kawase has been selected for the Festival de Cannes. The film’s world premiere will take place…
First Dakar 2026 initiatives underway
The first Dakar 2026 initiatives were launched through the Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP), with 60 future OVEP implementers taking part in a training course to help them develop their…
10th Street Child’s Sierra Leone Marathon Race set for June 5 after pandemic-induced hiatus
The annual Sierra Leone Marathon (SLM) race organized by Street Child, a local non-governmental charity organization is set to return on June 5 this year in the northern region city…
IOC President and Ukrainian Sports Minister visit Ukrainian athletes
On Thursday, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Ukrainian Minister for Youth and Sport, Vadym Guttsait, visited Ukrainian athletes who are currently living and…
“Stand by me… Stand with Ukraine”: An emotional charity race in Lviv to raise funds for Russian-occupied Kherson
Under the slogan “Kherson is Ukraine!”, a 5km charity race tagged “Stand by me…Stand with Ukraine” took place in Stryjski Park in Lviv. All proceeds from the event will be…
KENYAN POLICE COMMENCE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE DEATH OF KENYAN-BORN ATHLETE DAMARIA MUTHEE MUTUA
Kenyan Police Authorities report that Damaris Muthee Mutua, a Kenyan-born Bahraini athlete, has been found dead in Iten, the Kenyan town in Keiyo North, where World 10km bronze medalist and…
Boston Marathon: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir claims third title under one year
On what was the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race in the Boston Marathon’s long history, the 2022 field produced one of the most exciting women’s marathons ever,…
Kip Keino Classic: Fraser-Pryce confirms participation, likely to face Sha’Carri Richardson
Eight-time Olympic medalist, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce could face American track and field sprinter – Sha’Carri Richardson at the World Continental Tour Gold Kip Kieno Classic at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi,…
USA ATHELETE, ALLYSON FELIX HINTS ON RETIRING FROM THE SPORT
Multi talented American track and field athlete and the most decorated female in the history of athletics – Allyson Felix will retire at the end of the season. After claiming…
Transgender athletes in women’s sports: Caitlyn Jenner slams NCAA for “refusing to protect women”
Caitlyn Jenner, one of the world’s most famous transgender women who won the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics as Bruce, has blamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for…