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[DA] South Africa's most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, has decided to represent the Netherlands. One of the greatest athletes this country has ever produced believes she has a better chance of building a sustainable sporting career elsewhere.

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[RFI] With wins in taekwondo, beach wrestling, judo and three-a-side basketball, hosts Senegal have clocked up a record nine medals at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar - starting from a previous tally of zero. But if the country wants to replicate this success in the future, investment and infrastructure are key, according to its sole adult Olympic medal winner.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- Kenya's Rising Stars took a crucial step towards the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games after edging Ivory Coast 2-1 in the first leg of their second-round qualification tie at Nyayo National Stadium on Wednesday evening.

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[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwean sprinter Ropafadzo Muzondo has made history after winning gold in the men's 200m final at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal, on Tuesday afternoon.

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[This Day] Sir Itiako Ikpokpo (KSM) has reflected on the gold winning performance of Gift Bright at the Youth Olympics in Senegal and declared that the Niger Delta Games (NDG) has already began to live up to the vision it was founded on.

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