Category Archives: Sports

David Lekuta Rudisha

Image by Getty Images via @daylife David Lekuta Rudisha (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and world record holder in the 800 metres with a time of 1:41.09. Born in kovai, Trans Mara District, Rudisha went to St. Francis, Kimuron … Continue reading

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Ernest Obeng

Ernest Obeng (born 8 April 1956) is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. His personal best time was 10.21 seconds, achieved in August 1980 in Budapest. Ghana boycotted the Olympic Games that year. He won the gold medals at the 1979 African … Continue reading

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Michael Essien

Michael Essien (also referred to as Mickaël Essien) (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League. He is an all-round midfielder who can play multiple midfield roles (defensively and offensively). He has often been touted as … Continue reading

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Salomon Kalou

Salomon Kalou (born August 5, 1985 in Oumé, Côte d’Ivoire) is an Ivorian professional football player, who plays his club football as a forward for Chelsea in the English Premier League, and formerly for the Dutch club Feyenoord. He is often used on the wings at Chelsea. … Continue reading

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Daba Modibo Keïta

Daba Modibo Keïta (born 5 April 1981) is an Malian Taekwondo athlete. Keïta has competed in international competitions since 1996, and in 2007 became the Heavyweight (+84 kg) division 2007 World Taekwondo Champion in Beijing, and in 2008 competed at … Continue reading

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Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong

Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong (born 19 December, 1974) nicknamed “The Snow Leopard”, is a Ghanaian skiier and is the first person from Ghana to take part in the Winter Olympics, at the 2010 Games held in Vancouver, Canada, taking part in the … Continue reading

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Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila (አበበ ቢቂላ) (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia. He was the first black African in history to win a gold medal in the Olympics. A stadium in Addis Ababa … Continue reading

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Esther Phiri

Junior lightweight boxer Esther Phiri was born in Lusaka, Zambia on January 1 1987, the fourth of eight children – she has three brothers and four sisters. Her father was a businessman and her mother stayed at home. Her father … Continue reading

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Caster Semenya

Mokgadi Caster Semenya (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and world champion. She won gold in the 800 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 1:55.45 in the final. Continue reading

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Françoise Mbango Etone

Françoise Mbango Etone (born 14 April 1976) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with … Continue reading

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