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Ishitile through to final of 400m race at World Champs

Namibia’s T11 female sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda reached the final of the women’s T11 400 metres (m) race after once again setting a new African record.Ishitile and Shimanda, while competing at the 2023 Paris World Para Athletics…

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Ishitile through to semi-finals of 400m race in Paris

Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda on Sunday evening progressed to the semi-finals of the women’s T11 400 metres (m) race after setting a new African record.The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 2023 World Para Athleti…

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IPC World Para Championships kick off in Paris

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Anderson Pierson has called on athletes to break world records while competing at the 2023 Paris World Para Athletics Championships.Over 1,300 athletes from 107 nations will be competing in 168 medals …

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Brave Warriors in a must-win clash against Botswana

The national senior football team “Brave Warriors” lost their second match of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup against Eswatini and are in a do-or-die situation against Botswana on Tuesday.The 2023 Senior Council of So…

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Kwale County Pledges To Support Sports Development

Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani has pledged her administration’s support for sports development in the coastal county.Governor Achani said her administration would give priority to sports development in order to unite and empower the youth.Achani says he…

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Seychellois Paralympics athlete receives new racing wheelchair for 2023 IOIG

In the IOIG in Mauritius in A Seychellois Paralympics athlete, Gerry Theresine, received a new racing wheelchair on Thursday to better prepare for the upcoming Indian Ocean Islands Games (IOIG) in Madagascar.Theresine received the wheelchair from Seych…

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Seychelles to get new beach soccer stadium to host the FIFA 2025 World Cup

A new beach soccer stadium will be built in Seychelles to host the 2025 FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer competition that the island nation will host.Seychelles was named as the host for the 13 edition of the competition in 2022 and will become the first Af…

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Benjamin looking forward to next fixture at Cosafa

Senior national football team coach Collin Benjamin says the lack of experience in his squad was evident when they drew one-all against host nation South Africa in their opening match of the Cosafa Cup.The 2023 Senior Council of Southern Africa Footbal…

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Shipanga announces Gladiators squad for Olympic qualifier

The head coach of the senior national women’s football team, Paulus Shipanga, announced a 23-women’s squad on Wednesday for the 2024 Olympic qualification.The Brave Gladiators are scheduled to take on Equatorial Guinea in Johannesburg, South Africa, a…

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Paralympians to leave for 2023 IPC World Para Athletics Championships

A group of nine athletes with disabilities and their guides will leave for Paris, France on Tuesday afternoon for the 2023 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Para Athletics Championships.The 2023 IPC World Athletics Championships is set for…