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KENYAN MAKES HISTORY AT AFRICAN GAMES 2019

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BY DANIEL ETCHELLS.

Titus Ekiru made history as the first Kenyan to win the half marathon at the African Games, as the country claimed six athletics gold medals in Rabat.

Ekiru clocked a time of 1hour 1min 42sec to clinch the gold medal at the Olympic Stadium in Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex.

He saw off a strong challenge from two Moroccan athletes, with Reda Elaaraby finishing second in 1:02:44 and Hamza Sahli third in 1:02:45.

It was the first of six victories for Kenya in athletics, moving them up to second in the sport’s final medal standings with 10 golds, seven silvers and three bronzes.

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Four of their other five triumphs came on the track, thanks to Vanice Kerubo Nyagisera in the women’s 400 metres hurdles in 56.95, Robert Kiprop in the men’s 5,000m in 13:30.96, Quailyne Jebiwott Kiprop in the women’s 1,500m in 4:19.33 and George Meitamei Manangoi in the men’s 1,500m in 3:38.27.

There was also success for Kenya in the men’s javelin, courtesy of Julius Yego’s throw of 87.73m.

Egypt secured seven gold medals across archery and fencing to top both sports’ medal standings.

Their archery titles came via Sherif Mohamed in the men’s individual recurve, along with their men’s, women’s and mixed team recurve sides.

The one other archery crown went the way of Ivory Coast’s Esmei Anne Marcelle Diombo in the women’s individual recurve event.

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There were also three more team wins for Egypt in fencing.

They beat Morocco in the men’s épée and women’s sabre finals, and Tunisia in the men’s foil gold-medal match.

Egypt wrapped up their domination of weightlifting by adding a further four overall titles to their collection.

There were victories for Halima Abbas in the women’s over-87kg category, Ragab Abdalla in the men’s 102kg, Gaber Mohamed in the men’s 109kg and Abdelrahman El Sayed in the men’s over-109kg.

The only overall weightlifting crown not going to Egypt was in the women’s 87kg division, won by Cameroon’s Clementine Meukeugni Noumbissi.

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South Africa capped off an impressive performance in canoeing by adding another three gold medals to their tally.

Chrisjan Coetzee won the men’s K1 200m event in 34.091 before joining forces with Jarryd Gibson to take the men’s K2 200m crown in 31.926.

Esti Van Tonder also claimed victory for South Africa, with a time of 42.180 in the women’s K1 200m, as the country ended with eight gold medals at the summit of the canoeing standings.

In shooting, Morocco’s Mustapha Neblaoui and Ibtissam Marirhi took the men’s and women’s skeet gold medals, respectively.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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BREAKING! Accra 2023 African Games Chieftain is dead

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Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who superintended the 13th African Games held in Accra Ghana in February has died.

He was the Chief Operating Officer of the Accra 2023  Local Organising Committee (LOC).

According to sources in Ghana, Dr. Owusu-Ansah was a sports administrator and coach, and thus left behind, a significant legacy in the world of sports.

Dr Owusu-Ansah, a former Chief Executive of the National Sports Authority (NSA), was widely regarded as an encyclopaedia of sports knowledge.

Among his many accomplishments, Dr. Owusu-Ansah, a former national chief athletics coach, authored the best-selling book “Principles of Abundant Living.”

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He played a pivotal role in establishing the Department of Sports Studies at the College of Education at the University of Ghana. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Sports Directorate at the University of Ghana, Legon.

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ASFU mourns African Games 2023 chief executive, Owusu-Ansah  

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The Africa Students Football Union (ASFU) has expressed condolences over the passing of a  patron of the union, Dr Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, who served as the COO of the just concluded 13th Africa Games held in Ghana.

Dr. Owusu-Ansah’s death was announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

According to a release by the executive secretary of the union, Femi Abioye, Owusu-Ansah until his death contributed immensely to sports development on the continent and the world at large.

He left an indelible impact on the lives of students-athletes coupled with sports administration across Africa countries.

The ASFU’s President, Prof. Oluwaseun Omotayo, who was shocked at the news of the demise of Dr. Owusu-Ansah described the deceased as a pillar, saying his departure has left a great vacuum in sports management.

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He relished the deceased contribution and unwavering dedication to ASFU, saying the Union would miss the deceased.

“We will miss Dr. Owusu-Ansah, whose contribution to sports, knew no bounds. He was always ready to serve. He helped build the Union and was pivotal to the Union programmes. We will surely miss him,” he said.

He extended the Union condolences to all those affected by this loss, praying God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

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A milestone as Egypt becomes the first country to get 100 gold medals in African Games

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A milestone as Egypt becomes the first country to get 100 gold medals in African Games

As the curtain is drawn on the 13th African Games in Egypt, the traditional overall winners, have this time hit a milestone.

They have become the first to hit a 100 gold medal mark in the 59 year history of the games.

As at Saturday morning, they have amassed 101 gold medals, 54 more than that of the second placed Nigeria

The biggest star of the Egyptian team  is swimmer Marwan Elkamash, who won five gold medals in the men’s 200m, 400m, 800m, 1,500m and 4x200m relays, all in freestyle.

But medal haul is still short that that of his compatriot, Faten Afifi who fished out seven gold medals from the pool.

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