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South Africa: Plan to Assist Team Preparation Ahead of Major Sport Events
The Minister of Sport and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile has called for the development of a ten-year-plan that will assist in giving some focused attention to team preparation ahead of major international sport events.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:38

Zimbabwe: HAZ, Superiors on Collision Course
The Harare Athletic Board are heading for a collision course with their superiors, the National Athletic Association Board, over the provincial association's bid to hold an election at their general meeting at Prince Edward School tomorrow, writes Augustine Hwata.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:39

Tunisia: President Ben Ali Honors Olympic Gold Medallist Oussama Mellouli
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali honored on Monday Oussama Mellouli, Tunisia's Olympic gold medallist in the 1500 meters swimming competition at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 13:19

Tunisia: Olympic Committee Assesses Country's Participation At Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
The meeting of the executive bureau of the National Olympic Committee on Monday, focused on the assessment of the Tunisian participation in the recent Beijing 2008 Olympic games which took place from August 8 to 24, 2008.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 12:48

Tunisia: Paralympics Athletes Win Nine Gold Medals, Earn Tunisia Place in Top 15 Teams
The Tunisian Paralympics team has achieved its best performance ever in the history of its participation in the Paralympics Games by earning 21 medals in all, including 9 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 3 bronze medals at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 12:33

ZOC Going Places
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee are going places. Barely a few weeks after announcing that they will soon be establishing an Olympic Park as part of their expansion programme, ZOC yesterday revealed that they were in the process of setting up an Olympic Museum and Sports Library in Harare.
Source : AllAfrica | 08-Oct-2008 09:55

Nigeria: We Failed in Beijing - Ka'oje
The performance of the country's contingent to the Beijing Olympics Games came again to the front burner at the weekend with former Minister of sports and chairman National Sports Commission Bala Bawa Ko'oje coming down heavily on current holders there for the below par performance.
Source : AllAfrica | 07-Oct-2008 12:33

Kenya: Huge Party for Olympic Medallists
Sports minister Hellen Sambili on Saturday apologised on behalf of the government to former athletes who had done the country proud but had not been honoured.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 13:33

Cameroon: Special Olympics - Garoua Tops Medal Chart
This was during the third regional games that took place in Garoua last weekend.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 11:33

Uganda: Stakeholders Laud Country's Beijing Show
LOCAL sports federations have been urged to seriously prepare athletes for international competitions.
Source : AllAfrica | 06-Oct-2008 09:41

South Africa: Madiba Meets the Olympic, Paralympic Teams
Former South African President Nelson Mandela will on Friday meet the country's Paralympic and Olympic teams to personally congratulate them for their sterling performance at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 03-Oct-2008 13:54

Uganda: UOC Calls Meeting to Review Beijing Olympics Performance
DRAWING up a programme for the London 2012 Olympics will be high on the agenda, when national sports federations meet on Saturday to review Uganda's performance at the Beijing games.
Source : AllAfrica | 02-Oct-2008 08:44

Nigeria: Gombe Plan Talents for London 2012
Gombe State Commissioner for Sports and Culture, Alhaji Ahmed Yayari has insisted that citizens of the state would join athletes from other states to fly Nigeria's flag at London 2012 Olympics.
Source : AllAfrica | 01-Oct-2008 11:54

Nigeria: Athletics - Borrowing a Leaf From Jamaica
Following the near domination of Jamaica in the sprint events at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the Caribbean nation finally announced its arrival at the world athletics affairs.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-Sep-2008 11:16

Despotic RNOC Regime to Step Aside
The tyrannical rule of Ignace Beraho at Rwanda National Olympic Committee (RNOC) is finally set to come to an end after serving two four-year terms at the helm of the national sports committee.
Source : AllAfrica | 29-Sep-2008 09:28

Kenya: Street Named After Bungei
Olympic 800 metres champion Wilfred Bungei on Saturday rejected a bid by leaders in the larger Nandi District to re-name Kapsabet's Kipchoge Keino Stadium after him.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Sep-2008 10:39

Nigeria: London 2012 Olympics Games Will Be Another Disaster - Onigbin
Those who believe that Nigeria will perform well at the 2012 London Olympics Games should have a rethink as top sports administrator disclosed that the success recorded in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, would be remembered as one of the best ever.
Source : AllAfrica | 28-Sep-2008 09:02

South Africa: Paralympics Team Puts the Country on Global Map
South Africa's Paralympics team has positively contributed in putting the country in the global public eye with their sterling performance and 21 gold medals won at the 13th Paralympics games held in Beijing in the past weeks, according to the International Marketing Council (IMC).
Source : AllAfrica | 26-Sep-2008 14:59

Nigeria: Lessons From Beijing Paralympics
The spectacular performance of many of the disabled athletes, sorry, physically-challenged athletes, at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics Games has, for the umpteenth time, made nonsense of the case in favour of the neglect, contempt for and killing of the weak, physically challeged in the society, The 2008 Beijing Paralympics Games has once again shown that there is s joy in living even when one is sick, wretched or physically challenged.
Source : AllAfrica | 24-Sep-2008 13:07

Nigeria: Chukwumerije to Be Honoured in Abuja
Impressed by Chika Chukwumerije's feat at the last Beijing Olympic Games in China, a group of friends will on Saturday honour the taekwondo bronze medalist at a grand reception to be chaired by Senator Ben Obi.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Sep-2008 12:30

National Team Victories in Beijing With Different Particularity
The victories of the national team of disabled people achieved in the recently ended Paralympics of Beijing (China) take a different particularity as compared with others, being the first after the country's legislative election of September 5.
Source : AllAfrica | 23-Sep-2008 08:06

Paralympic Team Already in Luanda
Angola's team of adapted sports on Sunday evening arrived in Luanda from China, where they participated in the paralympic games that finished on August 17, having conquered three silver medals, ANGOP has learnt.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 16:53

Nigeria: What Athletes Must Do to Win Gold
Sunday Bada, technical director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN) says that there is no reason why Nigeria cannot win 10 gold medals at the next Olympic Games scheduled to hold in London in 2012 if Jamaica could win seven at this summer's edition in Beijing, China.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 14:34

Kenya: Champ Kirwa Gets Sh6 Million Gift
Kenya's team to the Beijing Paralympic Games left State House, Nairobi, all smiles with a bagful of goodies on Saturday as President Mwai Kibaki joined corporates in rewarding the athletes for their brilliant performance in the Chinese capital.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 12:56

Kenya: President Awards National Paralympics Team
President Mwai Kibaki on Saturday awarded members of the Paralympics team and commended them for their outstanding performance at the Beijing Paralympics Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 12:13

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Promises Better Package for Paralympic Heroes
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has promised to show better appreciation to the Nigerian team that represented the country at the just concluded world Paralympics Games in Beijing, China for doing the country proud at the quadrennial sports fiesta.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 11:04

Uganda: Leicester to Train Ugandan Athletes for 2012 Games
The City of Leicester in the UK has offered to train Ugandan athletes for the 2012 Olympics, due in London. Leicester also wants to establish a football academy in Uganda, according to a press release from State House.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 10:40

Kenya: Kudos for Sports Prizes
A recent move by the Government to reward medal winners at the Olympics and Paralympic Games deserves praise.
Source : AllAfrica | 22-Sep-2008 08:38

Paralympic Team Receives Heroes' Welcome
The OR Tambo International Airport came to a standstill on Saturday morning when South Africans came in numbers to welcome the country's Paralympic stars from the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Sep-2008 20:34

Kenya: Golden Paralympians Back Home
Kenya will partner with China to set up a sports training centre for the disabled, Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on Friday.
Source : AllAfrica | 20-Sep-2008 09:21

Botswana: BNOC in Olympics Appearance Fee Dilemma
The Botswana National Olympics Committee (BNOC) finds itself in a dilemma when they are supposed to pay the team that took part in the Olympic games in Beijing, China appearance fees. The committee says first of all they have not been allocated money for appearance fees.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 11:56

Kenya: 100 Chickens, One Ton of Rice, 10 Sheep And 100 Crates of Soda for Jelimo Party
The sleepy Koyo village in Kapsabet came alive when their heroine, Pamela Jelimo, returned home to a rapturous reception on Thursday.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 10:51

Kenya: National Squad Lands From Beijing
The national team to the just ended Paralympics is set to jet back home on Friday afternoon aboard a Qatar Airways jet.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 10:51

Country Conquers Silver in Beijing
Angola ended this Thursday its participation in the 23rd edition of the Beijing Paralympic Games, with three silver medals won by José Sayovo, in the 400 metres for the t11 visually impaired category.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Sep-2008 08:29

Zimbabwe: ZOC to Set Up Olympic Park
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee, still basking in the glory of the four medals that swimmer Kirsty Coventry reaped at last month's Olympic Games in Beijing, China, are now looking at establishing an Olympic Park as part of their expansion programme.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 14:21

South Africa: Beijing 2008 Paralympics Ends in Splendour
A shower of 600 000 red leaves, a lawn dotted with 360 000 flowers, a collection of 100 000 post cards, among others, created an epic end to the 2008 Paralympics.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 12:25

China Adds Paralympics to Beijing Triumph!
The 2008 Paralympics ended yesterday with host nation China again leading all comers with 89 gold, 70 silver and 52 bronze medals to clinch the top post, barely a month after also winning the main Olympics proper in Beijing.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 12:25

Nigeria: Paralympics - Country Wins Four Gold, Four Silver
The 2008 Paralympics Games ended yesterday amidst fanfare and spectacular fireworks display with Nigeria winning four gold medals, four silver medals and a bronze medals while China came tops, capping up a memorable sporting fiesta for the host nation.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 10:55

Kenya: Wanyoike Wilts in Beijing Heat
Kenya's hopes of getting a sixth gold at the Paralympics went up in smoke after former world record holder Henry Wanyoike failed to complete the 42 kilometre T12 marathon race in Beijing as the Games ended on Wednesday.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Sep-2008 09:25

South Africa: Gold Rush Brings Country to Sixth Position at Paralympics
South Africa's gold rush at the 2008 Paralympic Games has brought Team SA to sixth position on the medal tally with 21 gold medals, three silvers and six bronzes.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 14:36

Nigeria: Amodu - I Invited U-23 Players Not Because of Their Olympics Performance
Super Eagles Head Coach, Shaibu Amodu yesterday said the invitation of six members of the country's Under-23 players to the Super Eagles for the 2010 World Cup/Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone is in line with his plan for the team.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 11:14

South Africa: Best Paralympian Award for Du Toit
CAPE Town amputee Natalie du Toit's inspirational deeds in the world of sport and public service were honoured in Beijing yesterday when she became the female recipient of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 08:40

Sayovo Wins Third Silver Medal
Angolan sprinter José Armando Sayovo this Tuesday won his third silver medal in the Paralympic Games taking place in Beijing, China.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 07:38

Double Olympic at International Competition
After their debut at the Olympic Games, the Angolan beach volleyball double made up by orais/Manucho are in Brazil to participate at the volleyball International Competition that takes place in various countries, Angop learnt.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Sep-2008 07:38

Rwanda: Nkundabera Fails in Beijing
Rwanda's sole medal hopeful in the on going Beijing Paralympics Games, Jean De Dieu Nkundabera failed to reach the finals of the Men's T46 800m on Sunday in China.
Source : AllAfrica | 16-Sep-2008 09:41

Angola: Runners Sayovo, Octávio Reach 400 Metres Semi Finals
The Angolan athletes José Sayovo Armando and Octávio dos Santos qualified this Sunday for 400 metres semi-final class t11, at Beijing Paralympics Games.
Source : AllAfrica | 15-Sep-2008 16:35