Tag: medalist
The memories of Amadou Dia Ba, the only Senegalese Olympic medalist
Douala is the capital of African athletics for a week! The crème de la crème of the continent’s athletes will come and test themselves first and try to secure their…
A strange situation on the eve of the Olympics: Switzerland’s European gold medalist is not allowed to represent the country in Paris | Sport
The International Olympic Committee offers Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu another way to compete in the Olympics. In the colors of Switzerland, he won gold in the men’s 10,000 meters at the…
From the javelin medalist to Oliver Helander: “I’m sure no one is satisfied” | Sport
Mikaela Ingberg is happy about Oliver Helander’s first prestigious medal in his career, but misses the Finnish star’s consistency when thinking about the Olympics. 12.6. 23:25•Updated 12.6. 23:25 Oliver Helander…
Athletics: Norwegian medalist Sander Skotheim: “Don’t understand why he had to run again”
Gletty remained in the starting block and got away hopelessly late and ran to the finish in 15.30. Forty minutes later after a successful protest, Gletty ran the race all…
Clever episode in Helsinki – the bronze medalist of the running race finished with a hook in his calf: “Maybe fishing should have been banned” | Sport
The Helsinki half marathon became a painful ordeal for Estonian runner Leonid Latsepov. Aino Paloniemi, Pekka Holopainen Estonian Leonid Latsepov ran third on Saturday in the Helsinki City Running Day…
Soccer: Argentina’s 1978 gold medalist Cesar Luis Menotti has passed away: ‘Goodbye dear little man’
“Goodbye, dear little man,” writes Argentina’s football association about the 85-year-old who was the association’s captain from 1974-83, according to AP. He otherwise began his career as a player in…
EPN’s information: The Badminton Association will nominate Kalle Koljos to the Olympic Games instead of the young EC medalist | Sport
The Badminton Federation is proposing Kalle Koljos to be selected for the Paris Olympic Games and not Joakim Oldorff, who just won European Championship bronze. The final choice is left…
only Ukrainian gold medalist in Tokyo, Beleniouk hopes for Games without Russian athletes
The only Ukrainian gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, elected to his country’s Parliament, wrestler Zhan Beleniouk believes that the new restrictions imposed on Russian athletes by the IOC will…
The Olympic medalist rehabilitated Elisa Holopainen from a bad injury to a brilliant stroke – now the goal is to restore the success of the Women’s Lions | Sport
Ice hockey player Elisa Holopainen, 22, got into top shape after a long rehabilitation period. Tanja Poutiainen-Rinne, the alpine skiing star of the past years, was the sparring partner. One…