All posts tagged "Rio 2016 Olympics"
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Volleyball
/ 8 years agoRwanda Seeks to Make a Statement with the Nation’s First Ever Female paralympics Team
On September 10th, the Rwandan women’s sitting volleyball team will become the first and only female African competitor at the Rio...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoCaster Semenya Keeps Her Head When Some About Her are Losing Theirs
According to Christopher Harley of the New York Times, there is a school of thought at the Olympics “that it can...
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Olympics
/ 8 years ago“This is the Best Win of my Life,” Eliud Kipchoge on His Historic Marathon Win
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge looked unstoppable in the Olympic Men’s Marathon as he comfortably won in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoLong Road to Glory: Kenya’s Sole Athlete Fights All Odds To Earn an Olympic Medal
Julius Yego might not have made it to the Rio 2016 Olympics games if his fellow Kenyan athletes had not vigorously...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoThe Heart of a Champion: Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Makes Good on Her Promise to Win Gold in One of the Most Stunning Displays of Competitive Spirit
“The one who leads does not necessarily arrive at their destination.” — Swahili Proverb On August 20th, Africa swooped a triple medal...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoThe Other Side of the Olympics in Rio — Evictions and Tourism in Rio’s Favelas
Several news articles have noted that the Olympics we’ve seen on television this summer and the Olympics on the ground in...
