Hermas Muvunyi has announced that the 2016 Rio Paralympics was his final shot and he wants to leave the stage for the younger talents. Read more »
Feyisa Lilesa grabbed global headlines when he crossed his wrists as a sign of solidarity with ongoing Oromo protests as he approached the finish line during the Rio men's ... Read more »
The other two gold medals came home courtesy of Samuel Muchai Kimani who completed his double. Read more »
Josephine Orji has shattered the World Record with a lift of 160 kg to win gold in the Women's -84kg Power-lifting competition. Read more »
Team Nigeria has clinched its eighth gold medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Read more »
Tamiru Demisse won silver in the 1500 meters T13 at Rio Paralympics, and used the opportunity to protest against the Ethiopian government. In August, Olympic marathon ... Read more »
Team South Africa has won six medals, three of them gold, for their efforts at the Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
Johannes Nambala has become the first Namibian athlete to win a medal at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
Teams from 43 African countries will participate at the 11-day event in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
Team Nigeria's hopes of winning medals in the track and field events, wrestling, boxing and weightlifting were dashed - the only highlight was the U-23 soccer team's win over ... Read more »
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