Athlétisme

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JOJ Dakar 2026: the Olympic flame lands in Dakar, 50 days before the opening
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Fifty days before the opening of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Dakar 2026, the Olympic flame has arrived in Senegal. It was officially lit on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens, before being handed over to the host country of this fourth edition of the YOG, scheduled from October 31 to November 13, 2026.
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2026-09-11T12:11:00.000000Z
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Diamond League: Saly Sarr, a title that could revive Senegalese athletics
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On Friday, September 4, 2026, at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels, Senegalese triple jumper Saly Sarr achieved one of the greatest feats in the history of national sport. By winning the final of the Diamond League in the women’s triple jump, with a jump measured at 14.96 meters, she became the very first Senegalese athlete, men and women combined, to win the prestigious global athletics circuit.
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2026-09-05T12:12:43.000000Z
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Commonwealth Games 2026: Cameroon already haunted by its old demons
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The 2026 Commonwealth Games began on a bitter note for Cameroon. Sidelined even before their debut, three Cameroonian boxers are the first visible victims of a governance crisis that has weakened the national federation since 2022.
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2026-07-29T09:22:58.000000Z
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Diamond League: African headliners expected in London
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The Wanda Diamond League stops this Saturday, July 18, at London Stadium for the 11th stage of the 2026 season. Sprint, middle distance, hurdles—Africa is fielding several of its best representatives against a lineup that boasts a combined total of 71 Olympic and World Championship medals.
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2026-07-17T18:04:06.000000Z
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Senegal: athletes reveal the reality behind the medals
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From judo and boxing to athletics and women’s handball, Senegalese athletes describe unpaid bonuses, cancelled training camps and limited support.
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2026-07-10T16:57:06.000000Z
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  Mbagnick Ndiaye
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Athletics: Ferdinand Omanyala, an early supersonic season
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Winner of the 100m on Saturday at the Xiamen Meeting in China, Ferdinand Omanyala confirms his thunderous start to the season with a new finish under 10 seconds for the fifth consecutive time.
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2026-05-25T17:40:13.000000Z
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Retro SNA: Barefoot, Abebe Bikila wins the Marathon in Rome at the 1960 Olympics
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A well-planned destiny. Present at the 1960 Olympics after an injury to Wami Biratu, an Ethiopian runner, Abebe Bikila achieved a feat that remains forever engraved in history. The Ethiopian won the Marathon and became the first ever gold medalist in sub-Saharan Africa on 10 September 1960.
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2026-05-14T16:42:36.000000Z
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Athletics - Diamond League 2026: African stars to watch closely
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The 2026 season of the Wanda Diamond League takes place from June to September 2026, over 15 stages across 13 countries and four continents. In a calendar without the Olympic Games or World Championships, the Diamond Trophy represents the most prestigious title of the year in athletics worldwide. The African continent will, as always, be very strongly represented.
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2026-05-08T10:52:03.000000Z
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Olympics Rio 2016: When Africa beat its record for medals at the Olympics
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A little less than 20 years ago, Africa achieved an historic performance in Rio, Brazil, at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the 11 participating countries, the continent has returned with 45 medals, the highest total in its history at the Olympics, far ahead of Beijing 2008 (40), Paris 2024 (39) and Tokyo 2020 (37).
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2026-05-08T10:28:01.000000Z
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World Relays Gaborone 2026: Tebogo and the African women conquering the world
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On May 2 and 3, 2026, the capital of Botswana, Gaborone, becomes the epicenter of the global sprint. For the first time ever, the continent of Africa is hosting the Debswana World Athletics Relays. Between the quest for medals and qualification for the 2027 Beijing Worlds, the stakes are huge for the 723 athletes and 40 federations present.
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2026-05-02T07:26:07.000000Z
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Marathon: Sabastian Sawe smashes the two-hour mark in a legendary race
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On Sunday, April 26, 2026, will remain engraved in the annals of global athletics. On the course of the London Marathon, Kenyan Sabastian Sawe accomplished the unthinkable: becoming the first athlete to cross the finish line of a marathon in an official competition in less than two hours with a staggering time of 1 hour 59.30 minutes", in a race where, get this, the first three times became the best in history. Legendary!
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2026-04-27T15:09:10.000000Z
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Favor Ofili: World Athletics blocks her transfer from Nigeria to Turkey
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The nationality review panel of World Athletics has reached its verdict: Favor Ofili will not be able to represent Turkey. In a formal decision, of which Sport News Africa is aware, the world governing body for athletics has formally rejected the Nigerian’s request for allegiance switch.
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2026-04-16T16:50:51.000000Z
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