OS 2020

Of the eight Mauritian athletes who will compete in the Olympics in Tokyo, some have a chance to make a splash. To see in particular, boxer Merven Clair, 27, for his second Olympic participation and seventh in the world in his category, 65 kg. RFI met him during a training session at the National Boxing Center in Vacoas. From…

For the second time in Olympic history, a team of refugees will be able to participate in the international competition. They come from 11 different countries and compete in 13 sports, four of which are refugees in Kenya. After participating in the Olympic Games in Rio in athletics, they will run again in Tokyo. At 800 and 1500 meters. Pending departure for Japan, they train together at the heights of…

Paris 2024, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and the French Development Agency (AFD) support 26 projects by high-level athletes, including 16 from Africa, over a period of 8 months. The goal: to develop projects with a strong social and / or environmental impact. Concentrated, in streetwear, personalities develop…

A first part of the Ugandan delegation, which arrived in Tokyo for the Olympics on June 19, 2021, was placed in quarantine after a positive fall of Covid-19, the Japanese authorities announced on June 22. This is the first positive case of a participant in the Olympics (July 23 - August 8) when the Australian softball team was the first foreign delegation to arrive in Japan on June 1.…

Local spectators will be able to participate in the Olympic Games (July 23-August 8), announced the organizers of Tokyo 2021. For African athletes who will participate in these Olympics, can count on the support of an audience, even very limited because of Covid- 19, is a relief. The 68,000 seats at Tokyo Olympic Stadium are far…

Former Kenyan marathoners Tegla Loroup use her notoriety to defend the cause of refugees through sport. She founded an athletics training center in Ngong, near Nairobi, which houses refugees. Originally from South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia or the Democratic Republic of Congo, they practice athletics and some have even been selected to participate in the Tokyo Olympics.…

Cameroon's women's soccer team failed to qualify for the Olympics in Tokyo. Cameroon made it 0-0 against the Chileans in the qualifiers in the return match, on April 13, 2021 in Antalya (Turkey), three days after a 2-1 defeat. Chile will participate in the Olympics. There will only be one African team at the next women's Olympic football tournament: Zambia. More than a year after the failure of these Zambians, the Cameroonians also stumbled against the Chileans on April 13, 2021. They made it 0-0 in the return…

Cameroon's women's team will meet Chile on April 10 and 13, 2021 in Antalya (Turkey) during an intercontinental qualifier for the Olympic Games. Cameroon will try to land the ultimate ticket to Tokyo football tournaments. On March 10, 2020, Cameroonian football players fell from the top. The Indomitable Lionesses lost 2-1 to…