Kenyan ex-minister given hefty sentence for Olympics graft
Wario was one of six Kenyan officials charged with abuse of office and the misappropriation of 55 million shillings ($545,000) during the Rio Games in 2016.
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Wario was one of six Kenyan officials charged with abuse of office and the misappropriation of 55 million shillings ($545,000) during the Rio Games in 2016.
It was the beautiful story that cheered the world and eclipsed the Miracle of Kinshasa which exploded just two months before the 45th anniversary of the Rumble in the Jungle.
An Ethiopian runner who brought the world’s attention to a wave of protests in Ethiopia at the Rio Olympics has been rewarded by his government.
Brazil football legend Pele will not light the Olympic cauldron at Friday’s opening ceremony in Rio.
By Ellina Mhlanga The Mighty Warriors plunge into the lion’s den tonight in the biggest football match played by a Zimbabwe national team when they take on Germany, with their coach Shadreck Mlauzi conceding that there is a huge gap in class between the two sides. International bookmakers were by last night refusing to take […]
A decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country’s alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Russia’s athletics federation was suspended by the sport’s world governing body, the IAAF, after an independent report found evidence of widespread doping. The Russian Olympic Committee […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has played down concerns over the spread of the Zika virus, amid calls for the Rio Olympics in August to be postponed.