Olympic officials and committees mourn the loss of 33-year-old athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who recently represented Uganda in the women’s marathon at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Cheptegei died on September 5 from severe burn injuries sustained in an alleged act of domestic violence, which resulted in organ failure despite efforts by a hospital in Kenya to save her life.
Read MoreThose who follow sports in some way will know that politics always get involved no matter how much fans wish otherwise. As has been shown this year, domestic and international politics have characterized the Olympic Games, as the most international and inherently political non-political event there is. With the 2022 Beijing games ongoing, it is worth remembering that the Olympics’ thrust into political spotlights isn’t new.
Read MoreThe Azeri Olympic team returned as “national heroes,” but some were barred from competing due to doping scandals and political interference in sports.
Read MoreSports and athletics unite Nigerians, and many are hoping Nigeria will be able to remedy the problems faced before and during the Rio Olympics prior to the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
Read MoreBesides the exhausting preparation for the Olympics, the members of the ROT faced additional challenges when fleeing from their home countries and living as refugees.
Read MorePopularity of the games has led North Korea to put more funding into the training facilities and North Korean citizens get the chance to watch certain events on state television. The events aired are merely highlights and are shown long after the event took place.
Read MoreThe commission’s results state that the Moscow laboratory responsible for the maintenance of processed blood and urine samples has become decertified. The country will no longer have a running national anti-doping institution to test its own athletes.
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