Guterres calls for end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France

09 june 2025 - 11:54:49
Nice, France (PANA) - With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the third United Nations [...] Full text...

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Mali to host first AES-Russia taekwondo championships in November

11 october 2024 - 13:32:26
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from 15 -16 November host the first edition of the Taekwondo Championships, which will [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief

27 august 2024 - 04:48:28
Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...

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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers

24 july 2024 - 05:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al [...] Full text...

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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

10 july 2024 - 06:40:24
Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...

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11th Indian Ocean Islands Games begins Friday in Madagascar

23 august 2023 - 08:03:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 11th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) is scheduled from Friday, 25 August to 3 September [...] Full text...

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Kenya Olympic team managers trained on Tokyo 2020 health, safety protocols

23 february 2021 - 15:08:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Seven Kenyan managers of teams that qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have completed training on [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire awards its best sports stars of 2018-2019 season

12 december 2019 - 16:11:32
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will on Friday celebrate a day of sporting merit and award its best [...] Full text...

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Two Rwandan Taekwondoists scoop bronze medals at 2019 ‘Korea Ambassador’s Cup’

13 november 2019 - 18:35:45
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Rwandan Taekwondoists won bronze medals at this year’s Taekwondo Korea Ambassador’s Cup’, which ended Wednesday [...] Full text...

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Rwandan team leaves for China to attend World Military Games 2019

16 october 2019 - 17:30:44
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)  - A contingent of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) sports teams of Athletes, Beach Volley, Taekwondo, and Shooting, [...] Full text...

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12th African Games: Benin to participate in several sports

19 august 2019 - 11:19:59
Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin will participate in several sports at the 12th African Games, which opens in Rabat, Morocco, on [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde participates in the African Games in Morocco with 37 athletes

17 august 2019 - 19:15:37
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will participate in the next edition of the African Games, which will take [...] Full text...

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Benin cyclists to compete at African Games in Rabat

17 august 2019 - 10:15:39
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's national cycling team will take part in the 12th edition of the African Games, which [...] Full text...

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More than 6,000 athletes expected in Rabat for 12th African Games

16 august 2019 - 12:45:38
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital is hosting from 19-31 August the 12th African Games, with more than 6,000 [...] Full text...

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Mali: Women's U-20 football team to participate in 12th Africa Games

13 august 2019 - 14:23:43
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's National Women's Under-20 football Team will travel to Morocco on Wednesday to compete in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius inaugurates an international sports complex

15 july 2019 - 18:37:20
Côte d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday inaugurated a world-class sports complex in Côte [...] Full text...

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Benin grants 655 million CFAF to sports disciplines

17 june 2019 - 21:37:32
Cotonou, Benin (PANA)   -   The Beninese government Monday granted sporting disciplines a subsidy of 655 million CFA francs for the [...] Full text...

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Morocco hosts Cup of WTF president for Africa on 5-7 April

06 april 2019 - 10:41:07
Agadir, Morocco (PANA)  –  Competitions for the Cup of the president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) for Africa will [...] Full text...

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International training session for Taekwondo referees opens in Tunisia

19 march 2019 - 22:38:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian city of Hammamet is hosting, from March 18-28, an international training session for 200 [...] Full text...

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Two Malian taekwondo referees picked for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

14 march 2019 - 13:36:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Taekwondo Federation (FEMAT) has picked two Malian referees, Yacouba Diarra and Ibrahima Sangho, both [...] Full text...

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At least 126 athletes expected at Africa para-taekwondo open in Egypt

14 february 2019 - 13:48:57
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The number of participants at the Africa para-taekwondo open, due for 20 February in Egypt, has [...] Full text...

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Rwanda wins first gold medal at Nairobi Taekwondo Open Tournament

10 december 2018 - 15:46:04
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans Jean Paul Sekanyambo has won a gold medal in the 54-kg category at the Nairobi [...] Full text...

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Botswana, Nigeria among African countries to bid for 2022 Youth Olympics

07 may 2018 - 15:14:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four African National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have shown interest in hosting the 2022 Youth Olympic Games [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IOC directs Kenya Olympic body to hold all-inclusive polls

15 september 2017 - 14:44:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed its Kenyan affiliate, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Tergat 'captures' Kenya Olympic body chair

26 april 2017 - 14:21:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ahead of the forthcoming elections of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK), Paul Tergat has [...] Full text...

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Congo: 11th All-Africa Games begin Friday

03 september 2015 - 08:11:01
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 4-19 Sept All-Africa Games, beginning on Friday in Brazzaville, Congo, marks the 50th anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwanda participates in World Taekwondo championships in Russia

12 may 2015 - 20:33:38
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda national Taekwondo team comprising of a male and female have travelled to Russia to [...] Full text...

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Mali: President Keita opens 5,000-seat sports palace in Bamako

17 february 2014 - 17:46:40
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, at the weekend inaugurated a 5,000-seat sports Palace in the [...] Full text...

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IOC votes to add wrestling to 2020 Olympics

08 september 2013 - 19:06:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sunday voted to add wrestling to the 25 core sports for [...] Full text...

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Federation resists removal of wrestling from Olympic Games

14 february 2013 - 17:39:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) has expressed its determination to fight against the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sports festival opens amidst colourful displays

27 november 2012 - 22:24:03
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s most prestigious sporting festival opened on Tuesday in the commercial city of Lagos amidst [...] Full text...

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Angola to send 7 taekwondoists to African tourney in Madagascar

25 october 2012 - 15:01:18
Lubango, Angola (PANA) - Seven taekwondoists will represent Angola in the African Taekwondo championships, taking place in Madagascar from 2-6 [...] Full text...

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Chukwumerije named Team Nigeria's captain to London Olympics

24 july 2012 - 11:32:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has named national Taekwondo athlete Chika Chukwumerije as captain of 'Team [...] Full text...

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Mali’s taekwondo champion invited to London Olympics

02 may 2012 - 11:54:30
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's heavyweight taekwondo world champion Daba Modibo Keita will participate in the 2012 London Olympics, after [...] Full text...

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AAG: UNAIDS launches 'Give AIDS the red card'

02 september 2011 - 20:38:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibé and [...] Full text...

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Malian world taekwondo champion not for title defence

22 april 2011 - 12:01:17
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's double world heavyweight taekwondo champion, Daba Modibo Keita, will not defend his title at the [...] Full text...

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Mali to attend world taekwondo championships in South Korea

14 april 2011 - 11:31:55
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will take part in the 20th men's and the 13th women’s taekwondo world championships scheduled [...] Full text...

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Mali's referee for World Taekwondo Championships

24 march 2011 - 17:07:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Technical Director of the Malian Taekwondo Federation (FEMAT), Alioune Badara Traore, a sixth Dan black belt [...] Full text...

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DRC to host 4th Zone 4 African taekwondo championship

22 march 2011 - 22:42:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The fourth Zone 4 African Junior and Senior Taekwondo Championship will take place from 11 [...] Full text...

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Daba Modibo Keïta named Mali's best sportsman in 2009-2010

20 december 2010 - 14:54:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Double world champion in taekwondo, Daba Modibo Keïta, has been named the best Malian sportsman of [...] Full text...

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New Nigerian Olympic chief pledges good Commonwealth Games outing in India

16 september 2010 - 17:39:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The newly-elected President of the Nigeria Olympic Commi ttee (NOC), Sani Ndanusa, has said that his [...] Full text...

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Benin hosts 7th Francophone Taekwondo World Cup

30 april 2010 - 10:30:00
Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The 7th Francophone Taekwondo World Cup starts Saturday in Cotonou, Benin's business capital, with the participation [...] Full text...

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Morocco to host maiden African Youth Games

16 february 2010 - 15:04:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Morocco will host the maiden African Youth Games (AYG) f rom 9 to 15 May, the [...] Full text...

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World Taekwondo Federation rewards four Gambians

03 february 2010 - 20:05:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambia Taekwondo Association presented certificates from the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), Kukkiwon, South Korea, to [...] Full text...

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6 West African countries for Taekwondo championship

29 november 2009 - 17:33:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- Six West African countries will participate in the West Africa International Taekwondo championship, scheduled to hold [...] Full text...

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Libya to host maiden Taekwondo championships for CEN-SAD member States

16 july 2009 - 15:54:00
Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya will host the maiden edition of the Taekwondo cham pionships for CEN-SAD member countries, the [...] Full text...

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Training seminar for Taekwondo coaches in DRC

03 july 2009 - 17:55:00
Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- A training seminar for Taekwondo coaches will be hel d from 13 to 25 July [...] Full text...

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