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In this concluding edition of the Paris 2024 series, Stephen Granger takes a closer look at Africa’s performances in Paris and maps out the continent’s journey toward the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | For a little over two weeks, hundreds of thousands of Paris-based …

Results of athletics women’s 3,000m steeplechase final at Paris 2024 Winfred Yavi, Bahrain, 8:52.76 OR 🥇 Peruth Chemutai, Uganda, 8:53.34 NR 🥈 Faith Cherotich, Kenya, 8:55.15 PB 🥉 Alice Finot, France, 8:58.67 AR PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua & IAAF  | Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai took the 3,000m steeplechase silver medal  on Tuesday night in the …

Paris, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tonight, Chemutai enters the final of the same event at the Paris Olympic Games, aiming to replicate her Tokyo triumph. It will be Chemutai’s best-ever-turn around since the Tokyo Olympics. Chemutai will face a formidable field of 15 athletes in the final, including Kenya’s promising …

PARIS, FRANCE | Xinhua | The year 2024 marks the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games. The first was in 1900 and the last was a century ago in 1924. Since then, the world has changed dramatically. Over the past century, some sports have ceased to be …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has announced a team of 20 athletes who have qualified to represent the country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Over 10,000 top athletes from around the world will take part in the Games slated for July 26 to August …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s sole cyclist at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Charles Kagimu, has vowed to put up a good show in his first appearance at the Games. Paris 2024 that will feature over 10,000 athletes will take center stage from July 26 to August 11. Kagimu, who …

Paris, France | Xinhua | With less than 500 days to go before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the organizers unveiled the testing program late Thursday, with the first test event to take place in Marseille from 9 to 16 July, when the city’s marina will host …

Paris, France | Xinhua | A total of 3.25 million tickets have been sold for next year’s Paris Olympic Games in the first sales phase, organizers said on Thursday. For the first time in Olympic history, tickets were made available worldwide from a single platform with tickets sold in packs over three …

Paris, France | Xinhua | The Paris 2024 Olympic Games unveiled Tuesday an e-commerce platform to access the hospitality packages, which could guarantee tickets, hotels, transportation and other services to fans during the Games. “Following the launch of the International Olympic Committee’s new global hospitality model, this is the first time …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The timetable for athletics events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was published by the sport’s world governing body on Monday. According to the timetable, 48 events will be spread over 11 competition days, starting with the men’s and women’s 20km race walk races on August …