September 22, 2000
Africa: African Athletes Clock Fast 100m Times
African sprinters clocked among the fastest times in the first rounds of the men's 100m races in Sydney on Friday. Read more »
September 21, 2000
Africa: Boxing, Judo Struggles
Africa's judo and boxing Olympians suffered across-the-board defeats on September 21: Read more »
September 20, 2000
Africa: Boxing And Judo Results
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
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 »
Africa: Africa Wins Two More Medals
Africa won another two medals at the Olympics on Wednesday, bringing the tally so far to three. Read more »
September 19, 2000
Africa: Boxing And Judo - Wins And Losses
Latest boxing and judo results for African participants: Read more »
Nigeria/Cameroon: Two Draws In Crucial Games
Nigeria and Cameroon held their European opponents to 1-1 draws in key qualifying Olympics football games on September 19. Read more »
September 18, 2000
Africa: Boxing, Judo And Table Tennis Round-up
African Olympians are participating in a wide range of sports in Sydney, among them boxing, judo and table tennis. The latest results as at September 18: Read more »
September 16, 2000
Nigeria/Cameroon: Eagles Eliminate Aussies In Big Win; Cameroon Draws
Nigeria's Golden Eagles boosted Africa's hopes on Saturday when they powered to a 3-2 win against hosts Australia, while Cameroon drew 1-1 with the United States. Read more »
September 15, 2000
Africa: Hicham El Gerrouj - Morocco
The 26-year-old Moroccan is the best miler in the world today. Soccer was his game as a boy, he played in goal. But because he was often yelled at by his mother for getting his… Read more »
Africa: Hassiba Boulmerka - Algeria
In 1991 she was the first African woman to win a world title. A year later, by winning the 1500m race at Barcelona she became the first Algerian to win Olympic gold. Muslim… Read more »
September 14, 2000
Africa: Tegla Loroupe - Kenya
The 27-year old champion is one of the world's top women marathon-runners. When she won the New York City marathon in 1994 she was the first African woman to do so. In Sydney she… Read more »
Africa: General Schedule
The events cited in our schedule all involve African athletes: all times refer to the local time in Sydney. Use the table below to work out when your favourite events are happening… Read more »
Africa: Schedule of Football Matches
The events cited in our schedule all involve African athletes: all times refer to the local time in Sydney. Use the table below to work out when your favourite events are happening… Read more »
Africa: Schedule of Boxing Matches
The events cited in our schedule all involve African athletes: all times refer to the local time in Sydney. Use the table below to work out when your favourite events are happening… Read more »
Africa: Samuel Matete - Zambia
The 400m hurdler won the world championship in Tokyo in 1991 and followed that with a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. Read more »
Africa: Venuste Niyongabo -- Burundi
He burst onto the international scene in 1992 at the IAAF Junior Championships in SeoulL where he finished second in the 1500 meters. Despite continued racing success he startled… Read more »
Africa: Moses Kiptanui -- Kenya
He was world steeplechase champion in 1991, 1993 and 1995, and winner of the silver medal at the 1996 Olympics. He twice cracked the 8-minute barrier in the 3000 meter… Read more »
Africa: Frankie Fredericks - Namibia
Africa's "king of sprint" was born in a Black township outside of Windhoek. A track scholarship enabled him to enroll in Brigam Young University in the fall of 1987. He won the 100… Read more »
Africa: Derartu Tulu - Ethiopia
The seventh child of a family of 10 children, she received Olympic gold at Barcelona in 1992 for winnning the 10,000 meter race. She entered the history books as the first African… Read more »
Africa: Haile Gebrselassie -- Ethiopia
One of the greatest distance runners of all time, he rose to prominence by winning the world junior championships in 1992. In May 1995 he broke Moses Kiptanui's world record in the… Read more »
Africa: Noureddine Morceli -- Algeria
At the 1991 Tokyo Olympics, all Algerian eyes were focused on the 1500 meter race where the then 21-year old Morceli was in head-to-head competition with Moroccan great and world… Read more »
Africa: Josiah Thugwane -- South Africa
At the Atlanta Olympics this marathon runner was the first South African to win gold. With apartheid's hold on South Africa ending, not since Jesse Owens won four gold medals in… Read more »
Africa: Mary Onyali -- Nigeria
In Germany in 1993 she set the 100 meter race record for women with a time of 10.97 seconds.At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics she won a bronze in the 4x100 relay. She has won over 20… Read more »
Africa: Eric Keter -- Kenya
Because he finished fourth in Olympic trials in July, the 1999 All African Games 400m hurdles bronze medallist was left out of Kenya's Olympics team. He took the Kenyan Amateur… Read more »