South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the 800m final at the Rio Olympics.
Africa's Hits and Misses at Rio Olympics
Kenya leads in Olympic medals, followed by South Africa, while other countries including Zimbabwe and Namibia failed to get a single medal.
Athletes participate in the closing ceremony at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Fireworks explode during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
-
Africa: Rainy Rio Wraps up Challenging Games on Upbeat Tropical Note
Reuters Media Express, 20 August 2016
A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at… Read more »
-
Uganda: Kiprotich Fails to Defend Olympic Marathon Title
Monitor, 21 August 2016
The hopes of a medal at the Rio Olympics by many Ugandans were dashed after Stephen Kiprotich failed to retain his marathon title. Read more »
-
Rwanda: Uwiragiye, Byukusenge in Action As 2016 Rio Olympics Close
New Times, 21 August 2016
The 2016 Rio Olympic Games comes to a climax today after 16 days of record breaking, history making and last minute disappointments by over 11,000 athletes competing in 306 sets of… Read more »
-
Kenya: Rio Was One Big Party After Football Victory
Nation, 21 August 2016
By the time you read this on the hard copy of the Nation, the marathon race will have ended and the Olympic Games officially closed. Read more »
-
Tanzania: Marathon Runner Simbu Narrowly Misses Medal in Rio
Daily News, 21 August 2016
Tanzania narrowly missed a medal in the Rio Olympic Games after its runner Alphonce Felix Simbu finished fifth overall in a grueling 42km Marathon race. Read more »
-
Namibia: Olympians to Return Empty-Handed
New Era, 22 August 2016
For the umpteenth time - despite the massive cash injection and sweet promises they made to the nation prior to their departure - the athletes that represented Namibia at the just… Read more »
-
Kenya: Injured Yego Takes Olympic Silver
Capital FM, 21 August 2016
Julius Yego wiped off the heartbreak of the London 2012 Olympics where he finished bottom to win silver at the Rio games, a medal won in his first attempt which went into 88.24m. Read more »
-
South Africa: Team SA - the 'Awards' Review
Sascoc, 21 August 2016
As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they return with their best Olympics haul since isolation and equalling the 10… Read more »
-
Africa: The Olympics Should Be More Inclusive
New Times, 21 August 2016
I can see heads nodding all around, especially after you look at the Medals table. USA with over 80, Britain and China over 50 and not a single African country in the top ten. Why?… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Rio Olympics| Nigeria Finishes Last in 4x100M Women's Relay
Premium Times, 20 August 2016
The final chance of Nigeria winning a medal in athletics at the ongoing Rio Olympics evaporated early Saturday morning as the country finished last in the 4x100m Women's relay… Read more »
-
Kenya: We Underperformed in Rio, Admit Kenya 7s
Capital FM, 20 August 2016
When they boarded the plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport heading to Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the month, they had high ambitions, bagging a medal in the… Read more »
InFocus
-
The 31-year-old athlete dominated the closing stages of the men's marathon to claim the gold medal. Read more »
-
The 25-year-old ran to a predictable 800-metre win in a race that saw Kenyan Margaret Nyairera settling for bronze. Read more »
-
A brace from Sadiq Umar in the 34th and 60th minutes and another from Aminu Umar in the 54th minutes was all the Dream Team needed to overcome Honduras. Read more »
