September 29, 2000
Africa: Boxing Semi-finalists Drop Out
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Africa's remaining boxers in the Olympics were eliminated on Friday in the semi-final round. Read more »
September 28, 2000
Liberia: Liberians Fear Deportation From U.S.
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Thousands of Liberians who fled civil conflict in their homeland during the 1990s waited anxiously all day Thursday for word that their expired official "temporary protected… Read more »
Africa: Long-distance Runners Gear Up For Finals
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Nouria Merah-Benida of Algeria and Kutre Dulecha of Ethiopia on Thursday qualified for Saturday's finals of the women's 1500m race, setting up an absorbing day of athletics for… Read more »
September 27, 2000
Africa: Africans Win Four Medals, Silver For Alozie
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In a storybook tale of triumph over hardship, Nigerian athlete Gloria Alozie has won a silver medal in the women's 100-metre hurdles - three weeks after her fiance, Hyginus Anugo… Read more »
Africa: Long-distance Runners Move To Finals
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Athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco and Algeria dominated the long-distance athletic heats at the Olympics on Wednesday. Read more »
Africa: Two Win In Boxing Quarterfinals
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Two boxers - one from Morocco and one from Algeria - carry Africa's hopes into the semi-finals of the Olympic competition. Read more »
September 26, 2000
Cameroon: Cameroon Plays Spain In Olympic Soccer Final
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Cameroon will play Spain for the Olympic soccer final after defeating Chile 2-1 in Melbourne on Tuesday. Read more »
Africa: Boxers Move To Quarter-finals
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Boxers from Nigeria, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco have moved through to the quarter-finals of their divisions. Read more »
September 25, 2000
Africa: Africa's Medal Tally Lags
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Africa's tally of Olympics medals is growing, but there's a long way to go to beat the total of 34 won in Atlanta in 1996. Read more »
September 24, 2000
Africa: Two More Medals For Africa
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African athletes won two more Olympic medals on Sunday, giving Kenya and Algeria their first wins at the Sydney games. Read more »
Africa: Athletes Break Through to 400m Finals
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The eyes of Africa will be on her athletes at the Sydney Olympic Games on Monday. Read more »
Africa: Two More Medals - And Good Prospects For More
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African countries gained two bronze medals in Sunday's Olympic action - in the men's high jump and the women's marathon - while some top African athletes made it through to the… Read more »
September 23, 2000
Africa: Runners Break Through To 800-metre Semifinals
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African runners achieved their best results in long-distance events at the Olympics on Saturday. Read more »
Africa: Cameroon Knock Out Brazil, Nigeria Go Down To Chile
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Cameroon are in the Olympics soccer semi-finals, while defending champions Nigeria have been knocked out of the tournament. Read more »
September 22, 2000
Africa: Women Dominate Long-distance Heats
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Athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya dominated the first round of the women's 5000-metre heats in Sydney on Friday. They took five of the 12 top places to move ahead to the next round,… Read more »
Africa: Women Qualify For Next 100m Round
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Vida Nsiah of Ghana, Mercy Nku of Nigeria and Leonie Mani of Cameroon are through to the next round of the women's 100m event at the Sydney Games. Read more »
Africa: African Athletes Clock Fast 100m Times
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African sprinters clocked among the fastest times in the first rounds of the men's 100m races in Sydney on Friday. Read more »
Africa: Boxing, Judo And Volleyball Results
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A Kenyan boxer whose older brother won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics defeated his South African opponent in the first round of their bout at the Olympics on Friday. Read more »
September 21, 2000
Africa: Boxing, Judo Struggles
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Africa's judo and boxing Olympians suffered across-the-board defeats on September 21: Read more »
September 20, 2000
Africa: Africa Wins Two More Medals
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Africa won another two medals at the Olympics on Wednesday, bringing the tally so far to three. Read more »
Africa: Celebrating The Activists Who Speak Truth To Power
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Supported by an array of human rights organizations, foundations, corporate sponsors and Hollywood stars, a project called "Speak Truth to Power" has been launched in Washington,… Read more »
Africa: Boxing And Judo Results
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Most African boxers won their matches on Wednesday, but the continent's judo contestants fared less well. Results for September 20: Read more »
Equatorial Guinea: Brave Swimmer Thrills Crowds
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Eric Moussambani, the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea whose determination to finish his race thrilled the Sydney crowds as an example of the Olympic spirit, began swimming only in… Read more »
September 19, 2000
Nigeria/Cameroon: Two Draws In Crucial Games
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Nigeria and Cameroon held their European opponents to 1-1 draws in key qualifying Olympics football games on September 19. Read more »
Africa: Boxing And Judo - Wins And Losses
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Latest boxing and judo results for African participants: Read more »
