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Uganda accuses Westerners of bias at Olympic Games
Uganda's state minister for sports Henry Okello Oryem alleged that injustices by officials from Western countries prevented athletes from his country from securing any medal at the recent Olympic Games in Athnes, Greece.
Egyptian athletes hand Olympic medals to Mubarak
President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak on Thursday received in Cairo the medals won by his country's athletes at the recent Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Françoise Mbango gets warm welcome in Yaounde
Olympics triple jump gold medal winner Françoise Mbango Etone arrived here Wednesday to a hilarious welcome.
Ethiopians accord rapturous welcome to Olympic squad
Thousands of Ethiopians Monday braved an afternoon downpour to give the national team of athletes a rapturous welcome on their arrival from Athens where they took part in the 2004 Olympic Games.
Nigerian sports officials under fire over poor Olympic outing
A day after the games of the 28th Olympiad in Athens, Greece, Nigerian sports officials are under fire for failing to deliver on their promise of winning 10 gold medals at the sports extravaganza.
Lamine Diack commends El Guerrouj's Olympic exploits
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack has lauded Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Kelly Holmes of Britain for their outstanding achievements at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, which ended Sunday.
El Guerrouj's Olympic dream comes true
Apart from leading an African sweep in the men's 5000m Olympic final in Athens last Saturday night, Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj has proved that long cherished dreams come.
Mohammed VI congratulates Guerrouj
King Mohammed VI phoned Moroccan Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj to congratulate him for his victory in the 5,000m race at the Athens Olympic Games, official sources disclosed here Sunday.
Tulu, Tirunesh, Barsosio race for 10,000m gold in Athens
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Derartu Tulu and former World Champion Sally Barsosio spearhead Africa's bid for gold in the women's 10,000m final coming up Friday night at the Athens Olympics.
Egypt's Ramadan loses Olympic quarter-final bout
Egyptian Yasser Ramadan (75 kg) lost his quarter-final bout on points to Gennadily Golovkin of Kazakhstan Golovkin in the ongoing boxing tournament at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Egypt's Gaber grabs Olympic gold medal in wrestling
Wrestler Karam Gaber of Egypt Thursday won gold in the 96 kg category after beating Georgian Ramaz Nozadze in final of the wrestling event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.
Egyptian Bayoumi kicked out in Olympics taekwondo semi-final
Egyptian Tamer Bayoumi Thursday fell to China's Yen Mu Chu in the 58kg category semi-final of the taekwondo event at the ongoing Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Kind-hearted Greeks savour souvenir Olympics pins
Despite their kindness, the Greeks, as those attending the 24th Olympiad in Athens (Greece) have found out, are generally not the smiling types.
Egyptian wrestler reaches final at Athens Olympics
Egyptian wrestler Karam Gaber has qualified for the final of the 96 kg category at the Olympic Games in Athens, after defeating a Turk, Ozal Mehmet in the semi-finals.
Basketball star sad at Nigeria's poor showing at Athens
US-based Nigerian top female basketballer Mactabene Amachree, while happy at playing at the Olympics, is however sad that her team, the "Tigresses" failed to do well at Athens.
African medals chart at a glance
Seven African countries have so far won 21 medals at the ongoing 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Africans rally support for winning teams
With the hope of winning medals of their own fading, many Africans have rallied support for the African countries doing well at the Athens Games.
Three Kenyans land in Olympics 5000m final
All three Kenyan runners featuring in the Olympic Games' 5000m event in Athens (Greece) have qualified for Saturday's final.
Kibaki, VP hail Kenya's Olympic victories
President Mwai Kibaki and his Vice President Moody Awori Wednesday praised Kenyan athletes for winning medals at the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Olympians gradually shifting to Athens airport
With the 2004 Olympic Games gradually tapering toward the end, activities are gradually shifting from the many Olympic venues to airports and other means of leaving the city.
Nigeria's Rasheed Yekini fondly remembered in Greece
Years after former African Footballer of the Year Nigerian Rasheed Yekini left Greece, he is still fondly remembered in the European country where he had plied his trade.
Onyali, ex-African track queen, bows out
The bell has finally tolled for U.S.
Egyptian handball side bows out of Athens Olympics
Egypt lost 24-30 Tuesday to Slovenia in the men's handball tournament at the Athens Olympics, in a classification match for the 11th and 12th places.
Kenyans haul medals with Olympic steeplechase sweep
The four medals Kenya scooped in Athens Tuesday night pushed the east African state to the 30th position in the Olympics medals table with one gold, four silver and one bronze medal.
King Mohammed VI congratulates Hicham El Guerrouj
Moroccan King Mohammed VI telephoned Tuesday to congratulate Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj immediately after his victory in the 1500m at the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, official sources said.
Nigerian Tigresses post record African win at Athens
Nigerian female basketball team, the Tigresses defeated South Korea 68-64 Tuesday to register a record win for Africa at the 28th Olympiad in Athens.
South African canoeist Van Coller wins Olympics heat
South African star canoeist Alan Van Coller Tuesday won his opening heat in the men's 500 metre in spectacular style, boosting his confidence for a major result in the Olympic event.
Egyptian wrestler Abdel Fattah advances to quarterfinals
Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Abdel Fattah (84 kg) has qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic wrestling tourney after beating Georgian Mukhran Vakhtangadze and American Brad Vering.
5 African countries on Athens medals table
With seven days to the end of the 28th Olympiad, only five African countries have made it to the medals table at Athens.
Kenyan volleyball side bows out of Olympics
Kenya bowed out of the women's volleyball event at the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens after taking a 3-0 pounding from Japan Sunday.
South African canoeist aims for gold
South African star canoeist Alan van Coller has wrapped up preparations for the Olympic Games bustling with confidence, after completing a string of personal best times at his pre-Olympic camp in Hungary.
Egyptian boxer advances to Olympic semi-finals
At the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens, Egyptian boxer Mohamed Al-Sayed qualified for the semi-finals of the +91 kg category following victory over Australian Adam Forsyth at the quarterfinals.
UNICEF hails Bekele's exploits at Athens Olympics
UNICEF in Ethiopia Monday congratulated Olympic gold medallist Kenenisa Bekele for his victory in the 10,000m race at the 28th Olympic Games underway in Athens.
Ndereba's silver rekindles Kenya's Olympic hopes
The Olympic women's marathon silver medallist Catherine Ndereba in Athens Sunday rekindled Kenya's hopes of snatching more medals at the ongoing games.
Western summer wears shock Africans in Athens
Nigerians emphatic about a dress code may well visit Athens for a more flexible sense of decorum and decency (even if from a western standpoint) at the ongoing 28th Olympiad.
Three African countries on Athens medals table
Three African countries had by Sunday featured on the overall medals table.
Algerian lands gold in kata at Athens
Lamia Louali of Algeria won the gold medal in karate-koshiki Kata at the Athens Olympics Friday.
Egyptian weightlifter fails compatriots
Egypt's hopes for medals at the Athens Olympics vanished when weightlifter Nhala Ramadane finished last in the -75 kg category.
Kenyans commend Ethiopian rivals on Olympic victory
Kenyans have saluted Ethiopians for stamping their authority on the Olympic men's 10,000m race in Athens, Friday night.
Africa bags six medals at Athens
Africa has won its sixth medal at the Athens Olympics as of Friday, three each by South Africa and Zimbabwe, and all in swimming.
Nigerian queens bow out of Athens with grace
The Nigerian women soccer team, Africa's representative to the Athens Games went down fighting 1-2 against World Champions Germany in their quarter-final match Friday.
Injury stops rising Nigerian star sprinter at Athens
A muscle injury has ruled out rising Nigerian star sprinter, Tamuno Atorudibo from the Athens Olympic Games.
Nigeria's Aliu promises a good outing at Athens
After many international appearances Nigeria's star sprinter, Deji Aliu says he is prepared for a good performance at the Athens Olympic Games "I have passed the stage of developing a stage fright.
Nigerian ladies Ojokolo, Nku in round two of Athens 100m
Top Nigerian female sprinters, Endurance Ojokolo and team-mate Mercy Nku have qualified for the next round of the 100m event at the Athens Olympics.
Two African swimmers in Olympic final
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, two African swimmers will start the final of the 50m freestyle.
Americans keeping low profile in Athens
American athletes and officials at the Athens Olympics are maintaining a low profile in what observers ascribe to heightened security over terror threats.
Africa takes Athens medal tally to four
Africa has so far won four medals at the ongoing Athens Olympics, all coming from swimming, and by South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Two Egyptian boxers land Olympic quarterfinal slots
After a string of poor performance, Egypt slipped back into the limelight Wednesday after two of its boxers landed quarterfinal slots at the ongoing Olympic games in Athens, Greece.
Kenya, Ethiopia rivalry takes centre stage in Athens
From an East African perspective, the 28th Olympic Games in Athens start in earnest Friday with the gunning off of the athletics programme.
Nigerian tennis player seeks more international exposure
Nigeria's leading female tennis player Funke Oshonaike, who has since crashed out of the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens, has cited lack of international exposure for her poor performance at Athens.
Athens: African journalists welcome withdrawal of Greek athletes
African journalists covering the ongoing 28th Olympiad have welcomed the decision of two controversial Greek athletes Konstantinos Kederis and Ekaterini Thanou to pull out of the current Games.
Nigerian swimmer happy at her Olympic debut
Although Nigeria's top female swimmer, Obia Inyengiyikabo won no medal in her event at the Athens Games, she is happy at her Olympic debut.
South Africa eyes another gold in swimming
South Africa hopes to win another gold in swimming at the ongoing 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Faizal Bawanjee, a spokesman of the country's contingent said Wednesday.
Olympics: Kenyan official unperturbed by regional rivalry
Kenya athletics federation official David Okeyo says he is not bothered about the regional rivalry in the middle and distance races at the Olympics, insisting the important thing is for the best nation to win.
Nigerian Tigress crash out of Olympic female basketball
Hard-fighting Nigerian female basketball team, the Tigress, crashed out of the 2004 Athens Olympics Wednesday after their third consecutive defeat in the Group matches.
Greece narrowly beats Egypt 26-25 in Olympic handball
Greece on Wednesday narrowly defeated Egypt 26-25 in the men's handball tournament at the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens.
Egyptians display poor performances in Athens
The more days pass and the more they resemble one another for the Egyptians, who continue to display poor performances at the Athens Olympics Games.
Africa Olympics volleyball flag-bearers fall again
Kenya, Africa's sole representative in the women's volleyball event at the Athens Olympic games, Wednesday suffered their third defeat at the hands of South Korea.
Algeria's Salim Iles in 100m freestyle finals
Algerian swimmer Salim Iles qualified Tuesday evening for the 100m freestyle final by winning the first place in his semi-final heat in 49.13 seconds.
Zimbabwe swimmer grabs silver at Olympics
Zimbabwean female swimmer, Kirsty Coventry has won a silver medal at the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, breaking the country's 24-year Olympic medal jinx.
Egypt's Day III Olympics results
Egyptian sports persons are still finding it difficult to impose their mark at the Olympic Games in the third day of their participation in the Greek capital of Athens.
Handball: Germany thrashes Egypt 26-14
The Pharaohs of Egypt lost 14-26 Monday to Germany in their handball encounter at the ongoing Olympic Games in Athens.
Cape Verde boxer Furtado bows out at Athens Games
Cape Verde boxer Flavio Furtado was at the weekend eliminated in the Athens Olympic Games losing on points to Canadian Trevor Stewardson.
South Africa, Zimbabwe on Athens medal table
Four days into the 28th Olympiad, South Africa and Zimbabwe entered the medals table in Athens.
Nigerian Olympic medallists promised huge cash reward
Nigeria has promised cash awards of 3,000 US dollars to 10,000 dollars for medal winners in athletics at the ongoing Athens Olympics, the local press reported Monday.
African football teams hold their own at Olympics
African teams have continued to excel at the on-going Athens Olympics with Ghana, Mali and Nigeria poised to reach the second round of the men's and women's tournaments.
Nigerian girls in two consecutive basketball defeats at Athens
Nigeria's female basketball coach to the Athens Olympics, American Sam Vincent lamented the girls' 73-79 loss to Japan Monday, but expressed the hope the team would rise again.
Kenyan boxer appeals against Olympic expulsion
Kenyan boxer David Munyasia, expelled from the Olympic Games in Athens for testing positive to a banned substance, has appealed against the decision.
Obasanjo urges Nigerian athletes to harvest medals in Athens
President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged members of the Nigerian team to the Athens Olympic to go for laurels in their respective sport.
African athletes taste action at Athens Wednesday
Many African teams to the Athens Olympic Games are yet to taste action because athletics in which they are featuring only begin Wednesday.
Nigerian basketball coach hopeful
Coach Sam Vincent, the American handling the Nigerian female basketball team at the Olympic Games, Monday said the women played a good game against Australia Saturday.
DR Congo table tennis coach misses Olympic village bed
Democratic Republic of Congo table tennis coach Guy Nkita has been denied access to the Olympic Village in Athens for lack of space in the hotel where the rest of the Congolese delegation is lodged, the secretary general of the Table Tennis Federation, St Matthieu Mwana Mbuta, revealed.
Egyptians ousted from fencing tourney
There are no more Egyptians featuring in the men's fencing tourney at the ongoing Olympic Games of Athens in Greece, after the best of the country's three representatives were ousted during the second round Monday.
Olympics roundup of Egypt performance after Day II
Egyptian boxer Mohamed Heykal (69 kg) has qualified for the second round of his boxing category, the only one so far to do so from his camp.
Kenya takes second lynching in Athens volleyball
Kenya suffered a second straight defeat in the ongoing Olympic women's volleyball preliminaries in Athens, going down in three sets to Brazil Monday morning.
Nigeria Falcons upbeat after Japan victory
Nigeria Super Falcons have expressed great confidence of posting a fine outing at the Athens Olympics after their 1-0 victory over Japan in a Group E match Saturday.
Nigeria's basketball team lose 77-85 to Australia
Nigeria's national basketball team, the Tigress, Saturday succumbed 77-85 to Australia after the African representatives gave a good account of themselves in the match.
Nigerians hail victory of women's football squad at Athens
Nigerians have saluted the country's women's soccer team after the Super Falcons defeated Japan by a lone goal in their opening Group E match at the Athens Olympics on Saturday.
Munich Games veteran urges preservation of Olympic Spirit
Gymnastics lover and veteran of the Munich Games, Mike Swallows from Britain is here in Athens to catch every moment of the 28th Olympiad, which rolled off last Friday after a breath-taking opening ceremony.
Nigerian women's football side off good start at Athens
Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, chairman of Nigeria Football Association (NFA) was all smiles following the 1-0 victory of the Nigerian women's football team, the Falcons over their Japanese counterparts.
Algeria: 57 athletes to defend national colours in Athens
Algeria will be represented at the Athens Olympic Games by a 57-member delegation that will participate in 10 disciplines -- judo, weightlifting, table tennis, wrestling, boxing, fencing, rowing, swimming and athletics.
Chances of African teams at Athens Games
African countries are among the 202 nations, which began the quest for honours at the 28th Olympiad, that opened in Athens, Greece on Friday.
Commonwealth pledges anti-doping aid package for members
The Commonwealth has announced plans to provide anti-doping aid package for its 54 member nations to step up global fight against drug abuse in sports.
South African squad in Athens
Here is the list of the South African delegation in Athens: Athletics Women Geraldine Pillay (100m); Heide Seyerling (200m); Estie Wittstock (400m); Surita Febbraio (400m Hurdles); Nicoleen Cronje (20km Walk); Hestrie Cloete (High Jump); Elizna Naude (Discus); Sunette Viljoen (Javelin); Janice Josephs (Heptathlon).
Rwanda determined to impress, without world class talent
A medal of any colour will do in Athens, said Françoise Uwamaliya, the technical director of Rwanda's National Olympic Committee, who does not mince words as to the strength of her country's team at the Olympic Games.
Africa in the arena of the 28th Olympiad
The Olympic spirit will be revived in Greece as from 13 August, and so will a new page in its glorious history lettered in gold by some men of faith and action who gave birth to the greatest, most exciting and invigorating of all human adventures.
Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal for Olympic relays
Nigeria, Cameroon and Senegal are representing Africa in relay events, featuring 31 nations at the Athens Olympic Games.
Ethiopia's Kenenisa eyes 10,000m Olympics title
In the run-up to the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Ethiopia's long distance champion Kenenisa Bekele had said his concentration was on retaining the 10,000-metre title.
Egypt dreams medals in weightlifting, wrestling at Athens
Egypt is sending 95 athletes to the Athens Olympic Games, and banks on three or four of them to win medals in weightlifting and wrestling events.
28 athletes representing Mali at Athens Games
Twenty-eight athletes will fly Mali's flag in four sports at the Athens Olympic Games.
All for football, nothing for athletics
In Athens, Guinea will essentially place its hopes on the frail shoulders of two young women -- M'mah Soumah and Mariam Bangoura (judo) -- who won their tickets for the Olympic Games during the African championships of Tunisia earlier this year.
Football: Africa shoots for the skies again
While it is yet to win the World Cup in football, Africa has for eight years dominated Olympic football, thanks to the performances of Nigeria in 1996 in Atlanta (USA) and Cameroon in 2000 in Sydney, Australia.
Egypt: looking beyond Athens
Egypt has sent a 95-strong delegation to the Olympic Games in order to put an end to 20-year record of poor performances at the sporting festival and to give the youngsters the experience they need for the 2008 Olympics in China.
Cote d'Ivoire counts 3 athletes, 1 referee in Athens
Côte d'Ivoire has at least three athletes at the Athens Olympic Games, including Mariam Bah (Taekwondo) and N'dri Pacome and Allou Amandine (100 and 200m).
Benin content with being part of Athens Games
In accord with the spirit of the Games as enunciated by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, Benin has since the 1972 edition in Munich (Germany) regularly featured in the Olympics, though performing marginally.
Four athletes fly Congolese flag in Athens
Four athletes are representing Congo at the Olympic Games opening 13 August in Athens, Greece.
Cameroon fields 24-strong team at Athens
Cameroon is represented in Athens by a squad of 24 competing in athletics (14), boxing (3), judo (4), weightlifting (2) and swimming (1).
Burundi: No illusions in Athens
After Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000, Burundi is just as happy to take part in Athens in its third Olympic Games.
Keba Mbaye, a Judge at the service of sports
Senegalese Judge Keba Mbaye, 80 and chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Ethics Commission started his "Olympic career" in 1973.
The CCA Executive
Following is the composition of the Executive Council of the CCA:
CCA: The quest for greater performance by African athletes
The 18th congress of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), which held in 2003 in Cairo marked a turning point in the long march of African athletics.
Paralympics: Another humane side to Olympic Games
The Paralympic Games are elite sport events for athletes from different disability groups. They emphasise, however, the participants' athletic achievements, not their disability.
Hosting the Olympic Games
Following are cities that have played host to the Olympic Games since 1896:
Athletics: Africa's exploits at the Olympics Games
Following are some of the medals African athletes hold at the Olympics:
"Africa can win 12 to 15 gold medals in Athens," Kalkaba Malboum
In an exclusive interview with PANA, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, President of the African Amateur Athletics sizes up the strength of Africa in Athens and says there are solid grounds for hope.
Will Africans confirm middle, long-distance supremacy at Athens?
Athletics, the first Olympic discipline will again be the main focus of the 28th Olympic Games through the feats of its champions from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Caribbean, Oceania and South America.
"Africa can win 12 to 15 gold medals in Athens," Kalkaba Malboum
In an exclusive interview with PANA, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, President of the African Amateur Athletics sizes up the strength of Africa in Athens and says there are solid grounds for hope.



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