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17 March 2025
South Sudanese Sprinter Gout Gout Runs Fastest 200 Meters Time in the World This Year
Even skeptics are beginning to compare the 17-year-old sensation, Gout Gout, to Usain Bolt.
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Sports
14 November 2024
African Athletes React to Limited Coverage in New Season of ‘Sprint’
Letsile Tebogo, Akani Simbine, and Marie-Josée Ta Lou-Smith are speaking out against the very limited spotlight on African athletes in the new season of Netflix's 'Sprint.'
Sports
08 August 2024
New Short Film Chronicles South Sudan-Born Dominic Lobalu’s Olympic Gold Chase
‘To Chase a Dream’ captures the circumstances behind Dominic Lobalu’s race for Olympic gold — from adopting a new nationality to competing for the Athlete Refugee Team.
Sports
25 July 2024
How Weini Kelati Went From Asylum Seeker to Olympian
The Eritrean-born runner is making her first Olympics as an American, a decade after she chose to seek asylum there at the age of 17.
Sports
17 July 2024
Legends: Wayde van Niekerk’s Record-Breaking Moment at the 2016 Olympics
Relive the South African athlete’s world record victory at the Rio Olympics, ahead of Paris 2024.
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16 July 2024
Kenya and Ethiopia to Extend Their Decades-Long Running Rivalry at Paris Olympics
The two East African countries are heading to the 2024 Olympics competing for gold medals and bragging rights.
Sports
07 May 2024
The 10 African Relay Teams Who Have Qualified for 2024 Olympics
Nigeria and South Africa qualify across multiple relay events, while Botswana, Liberia, Cote D’Ivoire and Ghana secure spots ahead of Paris’ summer games.
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18 September 2023
Gudaf Tsegay Smashes Women’s 5000m World Record
Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay breaks 5,000m world record by nearly five seconds.
Sports
03 July 2023
Kenya's Beatrice Chebet Dominates Women's 5000m at Diamond League Stockholm
Beatrice Chebet powered through adverse weather conditions to win first place in the women's 5000m event at Diamond League Stockholm.
Sports
17 June 2019
Divine Oduduru Named 'Men's Track Athlete of the Year'
The Nigerian track star is unstoppable.
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14 May 2019
Nigerian Track Star Divine Oduduru Breaks 100m Record at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships
We never experred it!
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08 February 2017
This Ethiopian Woman Just Shattered A Long-Distance Running Record
Ethiopian runner, Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest 2000m ever last night at Spain's Miting International de Catalunya. This is her sixth world record.
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