Fourteen athletes from eight African nations are set to compete at the Winter Olympics, marking a significant increase from ...

South Africa will bid to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in either 2036 or 2040, the country's government has unveiled. This comes as the latest effort to bring arguably sport's most iconic ...

While the African continent is well represented at the Summer Olympics, it is a different story at the Winter Games. In Paris in 2024, African athletes won a total of 39 medals, including 13 gold ...

South Africa has formally declared its intention to enter the race for the 2036 or 2040 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This will position the country as a potential first-time host of the world’s ...

Africa will get a big improvement on its availability of Olympic pools, with four to be built on the continent in the coming years. The project, announced Friday and first reported by Inside the Games ...

Selected for the IOC Young Reporters Programme, journalist JohVonne Roberts will help tell the story of Dakar 2026—the first ...

If you followed the Paris 2024 Olympics broadcast, you’ll have noticed the breathtaking city backdrop to events, the festive atmosphere and active support of spectators. Touted as marking a new era, ...

VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Ezinne Kalu had a giant smile on her face as she joined her teammates for a celebratory run around the court with Nigerian flags. Nigeria had reached a place no ...

PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) -Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation’s first female and first African president in its ...

South Africa walked away with six Olympic medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Tatjana Smith holding up her gold ...

NAIROBI, July 28 (Reuters) - Africa is unlikely to host the Olympics for at least 20 years despite the success of the soccer World Cup in South Africa which gave rise to hopes the continent might bid ...