Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from ...

Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday – including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't ...

Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter ...

Black athletes from around the world are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, with Team USA, Canada, Jamaica, Nigeria, Benin, Madagascar, Eritrea and Kenya all represented in various sports ...

South Africa will bid to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in either 2036 or 2040, the country's government has unveiled. This comes as the latest effort to bring arguably sport's most iconic ...

SASCOC has announced the five athletes to represent Team South Africa at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina.

South Africa is throwing its hat into the ring for the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country is officially an ‘Interested Party.’ This marks the beginning of a long and exciting ...

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The World Track and Field Championships concluded in September. The cradle of humanity is also the cradle of athletic greatness. Africa has given the world marathon champions from Kenya, sprinters ...

Athletes from around the world are in the Italian Alps for the opening of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday - including 13 sportspeople from eight African countries. Though the continent isn't ...