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Namibia: Christine Mboma, Beatrice Masilingi Withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics 400m
equitysport, 2 August 2021
Following the withdrawal of Namibian athletes, Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi from the Tokyo Olympics 400m event, the international equality-in-sport charity, equitysport… Read more »
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Africa: False Start for Intersex Athletes Barred From Olympics
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 22 July 2021
The ban on intersex athletes who refuse to alter their natural hormones is one of many controversies regarding the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Read more »
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Africa: Women in Sport Are Changing the Game
UN Women, 22 July 2021
As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics kick-off on 23 July 2021, almost 49 per cent of participating athletes will be women, making it the most gender-balanced Games in history. All 206… Read more »
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Namibia: Namibia's Olympic Flagbearers Share Their Experiences
New Era, 21 July 2021
Competing at the Olympic Games is undoubtedly a career milestone for any athlete - but for a chosen few, the added honour of carrying their country's national flag during the… Read more »
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Africa: Delayed and Fanless Tokyo Olympics Has Come At Great Cost
Daily Maverick, 22 July 2021
The delayed 2020 Olympics has already come at great cost to the city and Japan as a whole. But the Covid-19 pandemic has also forced the Games to go fanless, adding to the cost of… Read more »
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Namibia: Michelle Vorster - Overcoming the Odds
Namibian, 22 July 2021
MICHELLE Vorster, who will be going to her second Olympics in Tokyo, has overcome huge setbacks to reach the top. Read more »
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Africa: Tokyo Olympics - What Are the Limits of Human Performance? Podcast
The Conversation Africa, 22 July 2021
Are there limits to how much faster, higher or stronger an athlete can get? In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we talk to researchers in biomechanics, sports… Read more »