Why Africa missed a golden opportunity at Rio

The closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 games left me really emotional. I do no know why. As it always does, it got me thinking; how do the athletes feel when they march into the stadium one last time for the closing ceremony of the Olympics? But this time around, my mind went past the…

The record breaking Rio Games

It’s been 16 days already since the games of the 31st Olympiad started. And mine, what 16 days have they been. Thrilling. Fun. Emotional. What other adjectives can best qualify what we’ve witnessed in Rio over the past two or so weeks? I get the feeling there might be a continuation of this blog because…

Africa rising at Rio

When I wrote the piece on Sunday asking if the start of the athletics event at the Olympics marked the turn around time for Africa, i.e. to win more medals, I honestly was thinking about just that – medals. But it appears the African athletes had prepared (or by sheer coincidence) to set a few…

Time for Africa’s gold rush at Rio 2016?

I have heard a few people say the “proper Olympics” have now started. And that for them is the start of the track and field events on Friday. Africa without a doubt excels in most of the track events with Kenya for instance dominating the middle and long distance races. Well I do not begrudge…