Tag: Sports

Siya Kolisi: The first black captain of South Africa’s Springboks

Siya Kolisi made history in South Africa when he became the first…

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Mani Arthur: ‘Why I created a support group for black cyclists’

There aren’t many black cyclists on the global sport stage. So when…

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Ntando Mahlangu: South Africa’s new blade runner

Ntando Mahlangu is a rising star in athletics in Africa. He went…

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Precious Orji on turning talent into Paralympic gold for Nigeria

It was love at first lift for Josephine Precious Orji, the Nigerian…

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Surfer Imani Wilmot teaches girls to overcome troubles through surfing

Surfer, Imani Wilmot always has confidence when she rides the waves. She…

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Alphonso Davies: From refugee fleeing war to Champions League winner

Alphonso Davies' stellar first season at Bayern Munich has brought a league…

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Masai Ujiri: ‘Turning a losing team into NBA champions’

Forty-nine-year-old Masai Ujiri is the miracle-working basketball executive, who turned a losing…

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Rebuilding DR Congo through boxing

After many years of war, the people of the Democratic Republic of…

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Amon Abraham Okechukwu: The one-legged high jumper poised to conquer the world

Nigerian athlete Amon Okechukwu dreams of breaking the world high jump record…

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Eliud Kipchoge: London Marathon winner to attempt to break two-hour barrier

Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier in the…

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