Rights expert calls for ending discriminatory policies and practices in sport
25 october 2024 - 07:15:17New York, United States (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on cultural rights has called for States to act now [...] Full text...
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The promise and peril of runaway technological advances
22 october 2024 - 05:20:03New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Monday explored the dual-edged nature of rapid technological advancements – [...] Full text...
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Mali to host first AES-Russia taekwondo championships in November
11 october 2024 - 13:32:26Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from 15 -16 November host the first edition of the Taekwondo Championships, which will [...] Full text...
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Refugee Paralympic Team set to shine in Paris as ‘inspiration to us all’: UNHCR chief
27 august 2024 - 04:48:28Paris, France (PANA) - With Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening on Wednesday, 28 August, this year’s Refugee Paralympic Team is gearing [...] Full text...
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COVID-19 making worrying comeback, WHO warns, amid summertime surge
06 august 2024 - 15:57:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 infections are surging worldwide - including at the Olympics - and are unlikely to decline [...] Full text...
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2024 Paris Olympics: Historic first medal for Refugee Olympic Team
05 august 2024 - 18:52:59Paris, France (PANA) - Cindy Ngamba has made history by becoming the first ever refugee athlete guaranteed to receive an [...] Full text...
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2024 Olympic Games: UN urges peace and respect for Olympic Truce as Paris Summer Games begin
27 july 2024 - 05:30:37Paris, France (PANA) - As the Summer Olympics and Paralympics got under way in Paris on Friday, UN Secretary-General António [...] Full text...
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Celebrate sports as vector for positive change, sustainable development - Guterres
26 july 2024 - 07:06:55New York, US (PANA) - As the world prepares to gather in Paris for the 2024 Olympic Games, UN Secretary-General [...] Full text...
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UN-backed refugee athletes named as Olympic flag bearers
24 july 2024 - 05:32:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has thrown its full support behind Cindy Ngamba and Yahya Al [...] Full text...
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Members of fake Ghana paralympic team disappear in Oslo
21 july 2024 - 10:49:44Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nine members of a fake paralympic team from Ghana are on the run after they arrived [...] Full text...
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Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris
10 july 2024 - 06:40:24Bonn, Germany (PANA) - Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games [...] Full text...
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'Refugee Olympic Team to send message of hope at Paris Games'
03 may 2024 - 05:47:46Lausanne, Switzerland, (PANA) - Afghanistan’s first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela [...] Full text...
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Tunisia sanctioned by World Anti-Doping Agency
01 may 2024 - 13:11:39Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Tuesday announced sanctions against Tunisia and its athletes following the [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister discusses support for sports clubs and federations
29 march 2024 - 14:21:39Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al-Dbaiba, paid an inspection visit to the Ministry of Sport to [...] Full text...
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2023/24 CAF African Schools Football WAFU B Zone qualifiers kick off
23 november 2023 - 09:17:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Anticipation is high as the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B is gearing up to [...] Full text...
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UN General Assembly resolution upholds the Olympic Truce
22 november 2023 - 05:18:29New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris next year, the UN General Assembly has urged [...] Full text...
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WHO, WADA sign MOU to collaborate on clean, drug-free sport
02 october 2023 - 19:30:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a four-year memorandum [...] Full text...
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CAF teams up with 'Mission 89' to ensure football safeguarding
09 september 2023 - 09:57:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is joining hands with "Mission 89", an international research, education [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to give monetary rewards to its athletes who won medals at the Indian Ocean Island Games
08 september 2023 - 08:13:35Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius sports authorities will reward the Mauritian athletes who won medal at the 11th Indian Ocean [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Double gold medalist earns 46 million Kenyan Shillings in three months
30 august 2023 - 10:47:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan long distance runner, Faith Kipyegon, earned a whopping Ksh46 millions in just three months, accruing [...] Full text...
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11th Indian Ocean Islands Games begins Friday in Madagascar
23 august 2023 - 08:03:28Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The 11th Indian Ocean Island Games (IOIG) is scheduled from Friday, 25 August to 3 September [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Athletes to grab US$8.5 million
23 august 2023 - 06:51:45Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has announced mouth-watering prizes for athletes at the ongoing [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: More African countries get on the medals table
23 august 2023 - 06:49:05Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco on Tuesday, Day 4 of 2023 World Athletics championships, retained the [...] Full text...
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2023 WAC: Ethiopian women sweep 10,000-metre medals in Budapest
20 august 2023 - 07:22:12Budapest, Hungary (PANA) - Ethiopian athletes won gold, silver and bronze medals in the women's 10,000 metres event at the [...] Full text...
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Madagascar to organise 11th Indian Ocean Island Games from 25 August to 03 September 2023
29 july 2023 - 07:41:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will be represented by some 675 athletes and officials at the 11th edition of the [...] Full text...
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Women outnumber men in Mauritius
24 july 2023 - 08:57:17Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Monday that in 2022, the population of Mauritius comprised 638,462 women compared [...] Full text...
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2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 10 players to watch
18 july 2023 - 08:50:35Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup less than 48 hours away, here are 10 players [...] Full text...
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Boxing legeds Mayweather salutes African boxing talent
17 july 2023 - 08:23:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is visiting South Africa where he has been welcomed by [...] Full text...
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End of FIFA ban rekindles Zimbabwe's World Cup hopes
12 july 2023 - 06:25:58Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday welcomed the lifting of FIFA's ban on the country's football association which has [...] Full text...
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European Court of Human Rights upholds South African athlete Semenya's case on female testosterone levels
11 july 2023 - 11:29:59Strasbourg, France (PANA) - The European Court of Human Rights has by 4-3 majority decision ruled that the rights of South [...] Full text...
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2023 U-23 AFCON: Mali end 20-year wait, qualify for Paris Olympics
08 july 2023 - 05:56:04Tangier, Morocco (PANA) - Mali's Under-23 football team finally secured qualification for the Paris Olympic Games after a two-decade-long wait. In [...] Full text...
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Mauritian high-level athletes to benefit from monthly allowance
26 june 2023 - 10:38:56Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Ten Mauritian high-level athletes will receive a monthly allowance of 30,000 rupees (around $1,000) over a [...] Full text...
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Libyan Prime Minister rewards Libyan athlete who won gold in karate at Mediterranean championships
31 may 2023 - 13:59:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Uven athletes from nity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Unilever named official sponsor of FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
16 may 2023 - 07:09:37Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has named Unilever personal care brands as official sponsors of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World [...] Full text...
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Hilal of Sudan critique attitude of fans of Egypt’s Ahli fans
10 april 2023 - 15:07:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Al-Hilal football team, currently at at war of words with Al Ahli of Egypt, [...] Full text...
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Athletes score for people and the planet on International Day of Sport
07 april 2023 - 06:02:01New York, U.S. (PANA) - Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field [...] Full text...
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2023 World Beach Games to go ahead in Bali despite Israel’s participation - Official
30 march 2023 - 08:44:12Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Bali is set to host the second edition of the 2023 World Beach Games (official name: [...] Full text...
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FIFA U-20 WC: Indonesia insists it will host U-20 World Cup amid Israel's participation controversy
29 march 2023 - 08:21:18Jakarta, Indonesia (PANA) - Indonesian President, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, on Tuesday said sports and politics should not mix, vowing that [...] Full text...
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Greece eager to deepen ties with Africa
24 january 2023 - 19:18:47Athens, Greece (PANA) - Greece and African countries are poised to forge closer ties on various fields and Greece has [...] Full text...
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Honour traffic victims by making roads safer: Guterres
21 november 2022 - 18:49:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater global efforts to achieve the goal of [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Games: Gambian sprinters miss 100m amid visa delay
02 august 2022 - 16:08:11Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gina Bass and other Gambian sprinters competing in the Commonwealth Games have missed out on the [...] Full text...
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Commonwealth Games: 5 Gambian athletes stranded in Paris amidst UK visa delay
01 august 2022 - 15:58:49Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian athletes Gina Bass, Ebrima Camara, Adama Jammeh, Sangham Jobe, and Alieu Joof are all facing [...] Full text...
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Dakar International Athletics Meeting is back on track after 7 years
25 june 2022 - 09:09:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar International Track and Field Meeting is back after disappearing from the calendar of major [...] Full text...
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Kenya to bid for World Athletics Championships 2025
07 may 2022 - 20:58:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has expressed optimism that Kenya will win the bid to host the 2025 [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Fresh calls for South Africa to ease lockdown restrictions
26 january 2022 - 12:08:22Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official South African opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called for full reopening [...] Full text...
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Senegalese top sports figure, Lamine Diack, dies at 88
03 december 2021 - 15:57:28Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Macky Sall, paying tribute to the former president of the International Association of Athletics [...] Full text...
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South Africa's national cricket team rocked by Black Lives Matter symbol
27 october 2021 - 12:30:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African cricket has been plunged into a crisis after star batsman Quinton de [...] Full text...
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Botswana muses building high performance centre for athletes
26 august 2021 - 18:18:02Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s sports minister has implored the nation to consider building dedicated areas for the training of [...] Full text...
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Botswana promises unwavering support to sport
11 august 2021 - 18:32:23Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s minister of sports says government will prioritise sports to grow and nurture talents among the [...] Full text...
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UN humanitarian agency launches campaign for action against climate crisis clock
09 august 2021 - 10:57:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To get the world racing against the climate crisis clock, the UN Office for the Coordination [...] Full text...
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NOC-Kenya confirms temporary ban of Olympic sprinter
31 july 2021 - 17:07:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Saturday confirmed the suspension of a local sprinter [...] Full text...
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Kenyans target extended 800m dominance at Tokyo Olympics
26 july 2021 - 13:47:14Tokyo, Japan (PANA) - The men’s 800m is expected to produce fireworks at the Tokyo Olympics with the Kenyan team [...] Full text...
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Tergat lands Tokyo Olympics Disciplinary Commission seat, gets another 8-year IOC membership
24 july 2021 - 13:30:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Olympics Kenya President, Paul Tergat, has been re-elected as a Member of the International Olympic Committee [...] Full text...
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Tokyo Olympic Games: Some 1,900 athletes to compete
02 july 2021 - 11:07:47Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Some 1,900 athletes from more than 190 countries will compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games when [...] Full text...
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World Athletics commits $1 million prize money at World Championships
21 june 2021 - 10:30:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has committed an extra US$1 million prize money for athletes at World Athletics Championships, [...] Full text...
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Kenya detains marathoner for falsifying athletics doping scandal
26 april 2021 - 21:31:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan marathoner, Elias Kiptum, has been arrested and charged to court with forgery and conspiracy [...] Full text...
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7 African countries to participate in World Relay Championships
26 april 2021 - 16:46:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Seven African countries will take part in the 5th World Relay Championships which will take place [...] Full text...
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UNHCR calls for support for refugee athletes’ Tokyo Olympic medal hopes
07 april 2021 - 10:45:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of Tokyo 2021, it’s never been more important to support the refugee athletes who have [...] Full text...
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AS Police wins28th edition of San athletics meet in Mali
06 april 2021 - 16:00:31Bamako, Mali (PANA) - AS Police won the 28th edition of the San Athletics Meet in central Mal, with 9 [...] Full text...
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Guterres highlights power of sport for inclusive, sustainable future
06 april 2021 - 12:09:29New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance [...] Full text...
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More than 700 athletes expected at San Meet in Mali
02 april 2021 - 18:21:08Bamako, Mali (PANA) - More than 700 athletes, including Burkinabé international, Mariam Bancé, are expected this year in San, 400 [...] Full text...
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Africa Cross Country Championships postponed
26 february 2021 - 15:27:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Africa Cross Country Championships set for 6-7 March in Lome, Togo, has been postponed. Athletics Kenya [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Semenya to appeal testosterone ruling
26 february 2021 - 13:30:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African Olympic champion Caster Semenya has confirmed that she will appeal to the [...] Full text...
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Kenya Olympic team managers trained on Tokyo 2020 health, safety protocols
23 february 2021 - 15:08:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven Kenyan managers of teams that qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have completed training on [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for Africa cross country event in Lome
10 february 2021 - 06:41:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's team to the Africa Cross Country Championships will be picked on Saturday at the National [...] Full text...
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FIFA threatens players in any breakaway league with ban from international football
22 january 2021 - 17:12:28Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has issued a warning that players who take part in a so-called "European super league" [...] Full text...
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Benin wins four medals at first African e-championship of kata
21 december 2020 - 14:54:45Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin won four medals, one silver and three bronze at the first African e-championship of kata [...] Full text...
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Tunisia: The disappointed hopes of the revolution
16 december 2020 - 20:40:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Ten years on, Sidi Bouzid, a marginalized region in central Tunisia, is still expecting the gains [...] Full text...
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Swedish Duplantis, Venezuelan Rojas elected athletes of the year
06 december 2020 - 10:51:04Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - World pole vaulting record-holder Armand Duplantis of Sweden was Saturday named the men's athlete of the [...] Full text...
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Rabat to host 2021 Diamond League season opener
24 november 2020 - 11:18:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host the 2021 Wanda Diamond season-opening, Mohammed VI International Meeting, on 23 May, World [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Cheptegei makes the World Athletics top male athlete award final list
23 november 2020 - 18:01:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei is the only African to make the 2020 Male World Athlete of the [...] Full text...
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Kenya gears up for Mountain Running event
15 november 2020 - 16:34:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya will host a one-day Athletics Kenya Mountain Running competition on 22 November. This is set for the [...] Full text...
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Obiri, Yeshaneh shortlisted for World Athletics top female athlete award
04 november 2020 - 08:42:28Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya's Hellen Obiri and Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh are among the 10 athletes shortlisted for Female [...] Full text...
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Kenya to upgrade more sports facilities to meet global standards, says President Kenyatta
26 september 2020 - 15:26:45Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta re-opened a refurbished national stadium in Nairobi Saturday with the Government’s pledge to [...] Full text...
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Doping: AIU sanctions Kenyan athlete Siele
24 september 2020 - 14:09:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s long-distance athlete Patrick Siele has been slapped with a ban of three years and six [...] Full text...
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UN and partners promote sport as a tool to prevent violent extremism
19 september 2020 - 05:53:52New York, US (PANA) - Ambassadors, senior UN officials, representatives of global sports organizations, and managers of some of the [...] Full text...
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Lamine Diack jailed four years for corruption, doping
16 september 2020 - 22:00:00Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lamine Diack, former chairman of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF), was sentenced Wednesday in Paris to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Sports activities set to resume in Nigeria
06 september 2020 - 09:53:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr Sunday Dare, on Sunday said that all Coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Athletics Kenya, World Athletics partner to enhance road runners' dope testing
04 september 2020 - 17:36:34Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) is working with World Athletics in increasing testing of Kenyan road runners following [...] Full text...
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Standard Chartered Marathon cancelled due to pandemic outbreak
31 august 2020 - 14:14:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Organizers of the Standard Chartered Marathon, launched 17 year ago, said they have called off the [...] Full text...
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FIFA postpones int'l matches for all confederations except UEFA in bid to reduce travel by athletes
19 august 2020 - 12:41:08Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) on Tuesday announced it was replacing the period, 31 [...] Full text...
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Kipkeino Classic Continental Tour meet postponed
14 august 2020 - 17:33:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - KipKeino Classic Continental Tour, earlier scheduled for September 26, 2020, in Nairobi, has been pushed forward [...] Full text...
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Child trafficking in sport: FIFA backs new initiative to safeguard children
30 july 2020 - 16:23:27Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - World Football Governing body, FIFA, is supporting a new initiative to end child trafficking in sport [...] Full text...
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Dakar Youth Olympics Games postponed to 2026
15 july 2020 - 22:49:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal and the international Olympics Committee (IOC) Wednesday agreed to postpone to 2026 the Youth Olympics [...] Full text...
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CAF, FIFA, WHO and SGSA hold joint Safety & Security COVID-19 review meeting for Africa
03 july 2020 - 15:32:14Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya sports journalists body supports members amid covid-19
29 june 2020 - 14:28:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Sports Journalists Association of Kenya (SJAK) have cushioned members against the impact of coronavirus, offered relief food to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IOC joins forces with WHO and UN to fight pandemic
24 june 2020 - 10:13:01Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On Olympic Day, 23 June 2020, the International Olympic Committee and UN World Health Organisation (WHO) [...] Full text...
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World Athletics appoints Bouillet Head of Global Development
23 june 2020 - 17:43:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has appointed Laurent Boquillet Head of Global Development. Among the many tasks set for him [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Over 190 athletes benefit from World Athletics grants
21 june 2020 - 14:09:12Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Sunday said that 193 athletes from 58 member federations will benefit from the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Athletics publishes Covid-19 prevention guidelines at track events
11 june 2020 - 16:38:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Thursday published a set of health and safety guidelines to assist competition organizers [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Rugby Africa cancels all its competitions, provides financial support to member federations
02 june 2020 - 18:29:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rugby Africa (RA), the former African Rugby Confederation (ARC), has cancelled all is competitions, including the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sports
17 may 2020 - 12:21:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Saturday signed an agreement to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Athletics rolls out welfare grant for financially handicapped athletes
15 may 2020 - 10:18:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Professional athletes experiencing financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic have started registering on Friday for [...] Full text...
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Athletics: Nairobi to host Continental Tour in September
12 may 2020 - 17:03:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi will host a one-day Continental Tour Gold event in September, World Athletics announced Tuesday as [...] Full text...
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African Athletics Championships in Algiers 2021 set one month before Tokyo Olympics.
11 may 2020 - 14:36:31Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 22nd African Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for next June in Algiers and postponed due to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: World Athletics launch fund to support athletes during pandemic
28 april 2020 - 13:18:48Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics together with the International Athletics Foundation (IAF) on Tuesday launched a $500,000 fund to support [...] Full text...
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World Athletics Championships rescheduled for 15-24 July, 2022
08 april 2020 - 17:05:42Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The World Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for 6-15 August, 2021, in Eugene, USA, have been postponed [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympic Games postponed for one year
24 march 2020 - 13:00:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) [...] Full text...
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Wait continues on fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
23 march 2020 - 10:12:55Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As doubts grow about the holding of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, this summer [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Kenya closes athletics training camps
18 march 2020 - 19:17:01Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Athletics Kenya (AK) on Wednesday ordered the closure of all athletics camps in the country in [...] Full text...
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Covid-19: African cross-country championship in Togo postponed
18 march 2020 - 13:29:56Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The African cross-country championship, scheduled for April 6-8 in Togo, has been postponed due to the [...] Full text...
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‘We can’t stop COVID-19 without protecting health workers’: WHO chief
04 march 2020 - 07:38:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A shortage of protective equipment is endangering health workers worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) has [...] Full text...
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Kenyan athletes secure 2021 World Indoor Championships wild card
25 february 2020 - 13:49:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Collins Kipruto and Getnet Wale of Ethiopia are among 11 athletes who got wild cards [...] Full text...
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Burundi: Draw for the 16th round of the 2020 President's Cup
17 february 2020 - 18:00:12Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Here are the results of the draw for the 16th round of the cup of the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius honours best sportsmen for 2019
16 february 2020 - 14:35:29Mapou, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius Sports Council honoured its best athletes for the year 2019 at a ceremony held [...] Full text...
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Botswana citizens challenged to support swimming team
10 february 2020 - 08:59:27Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens have been urged to rally behind the national team at the Confederation Africaine de [...] Full text...
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Tokyo Olympics: History-makers Kipchoge, Kosgei in Kenya marathon team
04 february 2020 - 14:56:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei have both been named in the Kenyan line-up [...] Full text...
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UN launches global initiative to keep top sports events safe from terrorism
04 february 2020 - 07:35:22New York, US (PANA) - Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...
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Tunisia participates in the African Karate Championship in Morocco
31 january 2020 - 19:02:51Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian karate team, parading teams in the senior, junior and cadet categories, will take part [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus forces postponement of World Athletics global indoor championship
30 january 2020 - 12:27:06Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics has postponed the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Championship due the the outbreak of coronavirus [...] Full text...
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Countdown to the YOG 2022 officially begins
27 january 2020 - 14:01:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The official countdown to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) 2022 was launched with fanfare on Saturday [...] Full text...
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Nairobi to host World 2020 Athletics Continental Tour meet
24 january 2020 - 12:59:00Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nairobi is one of the ten cities that will host 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold [...] Full text...
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CAA Celebrates Africa's Best Athletes 2019, April 7 in Lomé
23 january 2020 - 19:58:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) on Thursday released a list of the best athletes of [...] Full text...
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African cross-country championship postponed to April 6 in Lomé
22 january 2020 - 13:52:10Lomé, Togo (PANA) -The African cross-country championship, initially scheduled for February 28 to March 1, has been postponed to April [...] Full text...
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Athletics: An CAA delegation in Lomé to prepare for Africa cross-country tournaments
22 january 2020 - 00:04:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A delegation of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) led by its president, Hamad Kalkaba Malboum, [...] Full text...
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World Athletics ratifies Keter's 5 km world record
21 january 2020 - 13:58:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Athletics on Tuesday ratified the 13:22 Robert Keter's 5km world record he set at the [...] Full text...
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Kenyatta assures Olympic-bound volleyball team state support
18 january 2020 - 12:24:07Mombasa, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta has assured the Kenya national women volleyball team of full state support as [...] Full text...
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Elite Kenyan athlete runs away from anti-doping testers
17 january 2020 - 11:29:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A top Kenyan athlete ran away from anti-doping testers who had visited their training camp unannounced [...] Full text...
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Dakar to host 4th Youth Olympic Games in 2022
09 january 2020 - 07:47:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The fourth Youth Olympics Games (YOG) will be held from 22 October to 9 November in Dakar. The [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde takes on Algeria in the qualifiers for Afrobasket 2021
08 january 2020 - 22:10:11Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The Cape Verdean men's basketball team has already begun preparations in Praia for the first [...] Full text...
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Algeria grants sports scholarships to 40 Malians
08 january 2020 - 21:39:40Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Forty Malians, divided into three categories - football and basketball coaches, graduates and holders of post-university [...] Full text...
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'Tough times ahead for Zimbabwe's volleyball'
01 january 2020 - 10:15:10Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe Volleyball Association (ZVA) president Ringisai Mapondera says support for the sport remains minimal. In a [...] Full text...
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Africa's athletics governing body satisfied with Algeria's preparations for 2020 African Championships
28 december 2019 - 14:39:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) is satisfied with Algeria's preparations for hosting the 22nd African [...] Full text...
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Boxing OQT organizing committee inaugurated in Dakar
27 december 2019 - 21:23:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The organizing committee of the boxing Olympics Qualification Tournament (OQT) for Africa for the Tokyo Olympics [...] Full text...
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Analysis: Kenyan athletes fly flag on top of the world
25 december 2019 - 17:08:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Eliud Kipchoge's exploits in marathon and Kenya's exceptionally good performance at the 2019 Doha World Athletics remain the [...] Full text...
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Kenya's Cherono to defend Boston Marathon title
18 december 2019 - 14:32:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono will defend his Boston Marathon title next year after organizers confirmed he will [...] Full text...
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Senegalese wins West African triathlon championship
16 december 2019 - 20:54:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Anta Ndiaye (Union sportive de Ouakam) and Mamadou Ndoye (Yoff) this weekend won the West [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire awards its best sports stars of 2018-2019 season
12 december 2019 - 16:11:32Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Côte d'Ivoire will on Friday celebrate a day of sporting merit and award its best [...] Full text...
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Dakar to host African Triathlon Cup, zone championship on Sunday 15 December
11 december 2019 - 23:22:25Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese capital will host the second edition of the African Triathlon Cup scheduled for 15 [...] Full text...
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Cape Verdean Samuel Freire wins Macao Half marathon
02 december 2019 - 17:44:23Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde international athlete, Samuel Freire, on Sunday won the 38th Macao International Men's Semifinal [...] Full text...
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Dakar Athletics Meeting to be re-launched soon
21 november 2019 - 14:49:03Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Dakar Athletics Meeting, which has disappeared from the international calendar in recent years, will soon [...] Full text...
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World Athletics to step up anti-doping fight in Kenya
20 november 2019 - 11:49:23Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - In a bid to curb doping among Kenyan athletes, World Athletics is requesting Athletics Kenya to [...] Full text...
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Lome to host 2020 Africa Cross Country Championships
18 november 2019 - 11:13:59Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Lome, will host the 2020 Africa Cross Country Championships on 1 March. The Algerian [...] Full text...
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Nigeria committed to high values of the Olympic movement - VP
14 november 2019 - 17:03:17Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has assured that Nigeria is committed to the high values of [...] Full text...
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Senegal 2022 Youth Olympic Games: IOC pledges US$90 million to the Organising Committee
14 november 2019 - 16:48:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - To enable it organize the 2022 Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Senegal will receive a huge financial [...] Full text...
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Benin wins the first African games of Roller sports
11 november 2019 - 17:21:29Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese athletes have emerged winners of the first African roller skating games that ended in Kinshasa [...] Full text...
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Angolan President awards medal to activist Rafael Marques
08 november 2019 - 17:46:12Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The President of the Republic of Angola, João Lourenço, has awarded a medal to Angolan journalist [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Berega, Girma shortlisted for 2019 IAAF Rising Male Star Award
06 november 2019 - 18:44:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Selemom Berega and Lamecha Girma are among the five athletes shortlisted for the 2019 IAAF [...] Full text...
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Kenya to extend anti-doping war beyond athletes
06 november 2019 - 18:33:38Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan government will adopt a holistic approach in dealing with doping in the country which [...] Full text...
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IOC President to visit Cape Verde
06 november 2019 - 14:43:50Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, is due in Cape Verde [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Hailu shortlisted for IAAF Rising Star award
04 november 2019 - 13:25:33Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ethiopia's Lemlem Hailu is among five athletes shortlisted for the forthcoming IAAF Rising Stars Award, the [...] Full text...
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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF
29 october 2019 - 14:26:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...
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Kipkorir, Changwony win StanChart Nairobi Marathon
27 october 2019 - 10:32:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Favourable weather partly contributed to the victory of Brimin Kipkorir and Pauline Changwony in the 2019 [...] Full text...
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Rabat to host 2020 Diamond League meet on 31 May
22 october 2019 - 11:36:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Rabat will host a leg of the 2020 Diamond League on 31 May, world athletics governors, [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde participates in Seventh World Military Games in China
19 october 2019 - 15:03:53Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - A team from the Armed Forces of Cape Verde is participating in the Seventh World [...] Full text...
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Rwandan team leaves for China to attend World Military Games 2019
16 october 2019 - 17:30:44Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A contingent of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) sports teams of Athletes, Beach Volley, Taekwondo, and Shooting, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Kosgei shortlisted for IAAF Female Athlete of the Year award
16 october 2019 - 15:24:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two days after setting a new marathon world record in Chicago, Brigid Kosgei, has been shortlisted for the [...] Full text...
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Former financial director of African games in Cape Verde charged with embezzlement
15 october 2019 - 15:26:57Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde Public Prosecutor's Office has raised a charge of embezzlement against the former financial [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Kenyan Eliud Kipchoege becomes first person to run marathon under two hours
12 october 2019 - 09:08:38Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday in Vienna, Austria, became the first person to run a marathon [...] Full text...
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Call for more trophies for the 2019-2020 sports season in Congo
09 october 2019 - 18:20:46Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Hugues Ngouélondélé, said on Tuesday in Brazzaville that sports [...] Full text...
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14th meeting of the African Regional Anti-Doping in Sports opens in Bamako
08 october 2019 - 18:21:10Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 14th Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO), Africa Zones [...] Full text...
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Kenya picks 45 athletes for World Championships
13 september 2019 - 13:48:07Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Olympic champion Conseslus Kipruto dropped out of the men's 3000 metres final but still made the Team [...] Full text...
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North Africa dominates African Games in Morocco
02 september 2019 - 14:47:26Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Egyptians were undoubtedly champions of the 12th edition of the African Games held in Morocco, maintaining [...] Full text...
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Cheptegei, Chepkoech get World Championships wild cards
30 august 2019 - 16:48:02Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and Kenya's Chepkoech are the African athletes who got wild cards to [...] Full text...
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Tunisia's Ghribi shortlisted for IAAF Athletes' Commission seat
28 august 2019 - 14:21:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Tunisia's Habiba Ghribi is the only African athlete out of the 15 nominated for the six available [...] Full text...
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Senegalese swimmers beat four national records in 50m pool at African Games
28 august 2019 - 14:14:01Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Despite its failure to win medals, Senegal's national swimming team has distinguished itself at the 12th [...] Full text...
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Liverpool International Academy opens in Mauritius
26 august 2019 - 14:32:41Cote d’Or, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius Liverpool International Academy targeting young Mauritians aged 12 to 15 years and providing age-specific coaching sessions [...] Full text...
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African Games: Ta Lou, Ahouré and Cissé on the track of athletics events
26 august 2019 - 13:45:33Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Monday, marked the start of athletics events at the 12th African Games in Rabat, Morocco. Côte [...] Full text...
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12th All-Africa Games: Rwanda cycling team arrives in Morocco
21 august 2019 - 12:18:43Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Four Rwandan road race cyclists are in Morocco for the 12th All-Africa Games 2019 which opened [...] Full text...
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12th All-Africa Games: Moroccan Prince opens Games
20 august 2019 - 11:05:40Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The 12th All-Africa Games was declared open on Monday evening by Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco [...] Full text...
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12th African Games: Benin to participate in several sports
19 august 2019 - 11:19:59Cotonou, Benin(PANA) - Benin will participate in several sports at the 12th African Games, which opens in Rabat, Morocco, on [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde participates in the African Games in Morocco with 37 athletes
17 august 2019 - 19:15:37Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde will participate in the next edition of the African Games, which will take [...] Full text...
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Mauritania to participate in the 12th African Games in Rabat
17 august 2019 - 19:03:39Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania will be represented at the 12th African Games, scheduled for 19 to 31 August, 2019, [...] Full text...
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Benin cyclists to compete at African Games in Rabat
17 august 2019 - 10:15:39Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin's national cycling team will take part in the 12th edition of the African Games, which [...] Full text...
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More than 6,000 athletes expected in Rabat for 12th African Games
16 august 2019 - 12:45:38Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The Moroccan capital is hosting from 19-31 August the 12th African Games, with more than 6,000 [...] Full text...
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Mali: Women's U-20 football team to participate in 12th Africa Games
13 august 2019 - 14:23:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's National Women's Under-20 football Team will travel to Morocco on Wednesday to compete in the [...] Full text...
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PM doubles award to Mauritian athletes during Indian Ocean Islands Games
11 august 2019 - 10:13:35Vacoas, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth announced on Saturday night that the reward promised to Mauritian athletes [...] Full text...
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Nigeria lifts inaugural Rugby Presidents' cup
04 august 2019 - 16:44:13Elmina, Ghana (PANA) - Nigeria’s Black Stallions beat the Ghana Eagles by 14 points to 12 in the first-ever Ghana-Nigeria [...] Full text...
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South African athlete Semenya barred from competing at world championships
31 july 2019 - 07:56:53Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Swiss judge has overturned a temporary suspension of the IAAF’s new testosterone regulations, effectively [...] Full text...
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Mauritius continues to dominate Indian Ocean Games
27 july 2019 - 14:19:20Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius has so far won 90 gold medals, well ahead of Madagascar and Reunion, before [...] Full text...
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ICC gives Zimbabwe till October 8 to reinstate suspended cricket board or face permanent termination
24 july 2019 - 16:11:34Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has ordered the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to reinstate the [...] Full text...
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Mauritius women live longer than men
20 july 2019 - 08:27:00Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius on Friday said that Mauritian women have a higher life expectancy than men, living [...] Full text...
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10th Indian Ocean Islands games open in Mauritius
19 july 2019 - 20:16:28Belle-Vue, Mauritius (PANA) - The 10th edition of the Islands of the Indian Ocean Games (JIOI) was on Friday declared [...] Full text...
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AIU slams 8-year ban on Kenyan athlete
18 july 2019 - 14:58:22Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped an 8-year ban on Kenyan long-distance runner ,Salome Biwott, [...] Full text...
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Kenya: AIU hands Biwott eight-year ban for doping
18 july 2019 - 14:03:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Thursday handed Kenyan athlete Salome Biwott an eight-year ban for [...] Full text...
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Indian Ocean Islands Games begin Thursday in Mauritius
17 july 2019 - 14:22:00Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands Games (IJOI), bringing together some 2,000 athletes [...] Full text...
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Maldives solicits Mauritius’ support to host Indian Ocean Islands Games 2023
16 july 2019 - 15:10:07Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Maldives on Monday solicited the support of Mauritius in its bid to host the 11th Indian Ocean [...] Full text...
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Mauritius inaugurates an international sports complex
15 july 2019 - 18:37:20Côte d'Or, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Prime Minister, Pravind Jugnauth, on Monday inaugurated a world-class sports complex in Côte [...] Full text...
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U.S. marathoner, Khadevis Robinson, visits Zimbabwe to raise awareness on gender-based violence
09 july 2019 - 16:13:47Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe is hosting American Olympian marathoner, Khadevis Robinson, in the southern [...] Full text...
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USFAS wins Mali 2019 athletics championships
08 july 2019 - 15:28:43Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Sports Union of the Armed Forces (USFAS) has won the 2019 National Senior and Junior [...] Full text...
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Mauritius promises cash awards to its athletes at Indian Ocean games
20 june 2019 - 15:47:28Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian Ministry of Youth and Sports has promised a cash bonus of 50,000 rupees, [...] Full text...
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Cape Verde wants to assert itself in world through sports - minister
15 june 2019 - 18:40:20Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde wants to assert itself in the world through sports, said Cape Verdean Minister [...] Full text...
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Rugby Africa Cup kicks off in Cote d’Ivoire next November
15 june 2019 - 16:39:54Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Rugby Africa Cup (RAC), the new competition of Rugby Africa and confederal body of [...] Full text...
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South Africa’s Semenya cleared to race in Rabat
14 june 2019 - 20:20:23Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Organisers of the IAAF Diamond League in Rabat on Friday back-tracked from their decision [...] Full text...
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Caster Semenya, 800m Olympic champion, wins 2000m race in France
12 june 2019 - 23:48:59Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The 800m World Athletics Champion, South African Caster Semenya, won Tuesday in France, the race over [...] Full text...
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Mali to host 10th edition of African wrestling championship
11 june 2019 - 12:46:12Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will from 11-14 July host the 10th edition of the African wrestling championship, the Ministry [...] Full text...
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South African Caster Semenya, 800m World Champion, is free to participate in events - Court
04 june 2019 - 18:10:19Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled that the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) rule discriminating against hyper-androgenic [...] Full text...
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South Africa - Athletics body to challenge Semenya ban
02 june 2019 - 08:56:25Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Athletics South Africa (ASA) has confirmed that it has lodged an appeal to Switzerland's [...] Full text...
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Kenya rewards elite athletes for winning Olympics, intl competition gold medals
31 may 2019 - 15:58:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya on Friday awarded 3,338 local athletes who competed successfully in 32 international sporting events. The events [...] Full text...
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South Africa's Semenya to compete at top California race
21 may 2019 - 09:13:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Tuesday confirmed that she will race the [...] Full text...
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Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho Gaucho invited to Praia African Games
20 may 2019 - 19:41:01Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Former Brazilian international footballer, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, will be one of the special guests at the [...] Full text...
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48 countries confirm participation in Praia African Games in Cape Verde
16 may 2019 - 19:57:12Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – The first Praia African Games, due for 14-23 June in Santa Maria, in the tourist [...] Full text...
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Sao Tome and Principe government, Olympic committee sign protocol to support sports
16 may 2019 - 06:07:31Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe (PANA) – A protocol aimed at supporting sports, with the improvement of conditions of [...] Full text...
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Senegalese El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ joins IOC athletes commission
15 may 2019 - 21:35:45Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese El Hadj Amadou Dia Bâ has joined the International Olympic Committee (OIC) athletes’ commission, an [...] Full text...
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South Africa Athletics body to challenge Caster Semenya ruling
13 may 2019 - 10:59:05Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Athletics South Africa (ASA) on Monday confirmed that it will appeal the court decision forcing Olympic [...] Full text...
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South Africa Olympic champion Semenya loses IAAF legal battle
01 may 2019 - 11:29:31Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa Olympic champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules designed [...] Full text...
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South Africa, Kenya dominate African Cadet and Junior Athletics Championships
21 april 2019 - 15:40:24Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - South Africa and Kenya dominated the third African Under-18 Athletics Championships (U18) and the 14th African [...] Full text...
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Mauritius hosts 10th edition of IOI Games in July 2019
10 april 2019 - 14:42:57Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 10th edition of the Indian Ocean Islands (IOI) Games from 19-28 [...] Full text...
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Morocco hosts Cup of WTF president for Africa on 5-7 April
06 april 2019 - 10:41:07Agadir, Morocco (PANA) – Competitions for the Cup of the president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) for Africa will [...] Full text...
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Kenya anti-doping welcomes AIU, WMM anti-drug cheating initiative
03 april 2019 - 15:50:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's anti-doping agency on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the global athletics governing body, IAAF, to [...] Full text...
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