Tag: Sports

‘My dad burnt my training gear’ – Tobi Amusan on road to 100m hurdles world record

Tobi Amusan has become a world record holder and a world champion…

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My neighbours wanted me dead

You know, as a Paralympian, the world would like to know, "How…

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From Kenyan refugee camp to the World Cup

Australian footballer, Awer Mabil has said he owes Australia his very existence…

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My teacher said I was more likely to be dead by 25 than a footballer as a black person

There weren’t many expectations of me when I was at school. Nobody…

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Eritrean Biniam Girmay becomes first black winner of a Grand Tour stage

Biniam Girmay made history as the first black African winner of a…

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The former refugee dedicating his life to raising young footballers in London

Hussein Mohamud Hussein came to the UK in 1999, aged nine. His…

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The Cameroonian basketball player who is the hope of Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid has already created a piece of NBA history this season,…

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Sam Jalloh: ‘I wanted to play tennis for Sierra Leone’

Sam Jalloh is a tennis coach in the UK who's life went…

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Axel Tuanzebe: ‘Till this day I always remember to stay calm, get a few touches and enjoy the game’

Axel Tuanzebe, the star outperforming his teammates in Manchester United football club…

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Dickens Odhiambo: The Kenyan yoga coach who won a global sport award

Kenyan, Dickens Omondi Odhiambo has been announced as a winner at the…

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