Refugee olympic team, 9 african athletes make it to Paris 2024
The Refugee Olympic Team is made up of 36 athletes from 11 different countries, who will represent refugees at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. It compromises 23 male and 13 female athletes who will compete in 12 disciplines, and has 9 African athletes. The boxer Cindy NGAMBA and the Ethiopian runner Farida ABAROGE are two […]
Humanitarian situation, THOMAS BACH reaches out to Sudan
‘Despite the extremely dire situation in my country, sport can still play a role in bringing people together because this is a grave situation for the Olympic Community and for sport in Sudan, with NOC headquarters destroyed and sporting infrastructure badly damaged. Many members of the Olympic Community have been trapped in Kartoum, the Capital […]
