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Analyst: “Russia was banned by the IOC so they could not compete as a nation yet Israel had a free pass in the middle of the worst genocides since World War Two”

By Kouthar Sambo With the 2024 Olympics ending, the event was marked as a huge point of contention as geopolitics and social justice contestations were the order of the day. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Monday, a political analyst, Ashraf Patel, outlined some of the reflections around the Olympics. "The Olympics has been a story of globalisation intersecting with a fractured world. The broader global context, particularly the […]

today13 August 2024

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Olympics organisers say issued warnings, revoked accreditation to enforce COVID-19 rules

INTERNATIONAL Tokyo Olympics organisers said on Saturday they have so far issued severe warnings to 16 individuals and revoked the accreditation of several people for breaking the Games’ COVID-19 guidelines. Hidemasa Nakamura, chief of Tokyo 2020’s main operation centre, told reporters the accreditation of eight individuals had been revoked and those of another eight paused. Though organisers did not provide details on the individual cases, they said each case was […]

today7 August 2021

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International News

Nigeria’s Okagbare fails drugs test, suspended from Olympics

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended for doping just hours before the former World Championships silver medallist was due to run in Saturday’s semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres at the Olympics. Okagbare tested positive for human growth hormone in an out-of-competition test on July 19, four days before the Olympics opened, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said, prompting a mandatory provisional suspension. The results of that test […]

today31 July 2021

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Features

South Africa shines in Tokyo, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett brings home Gold. Blitzbokke outplays Australia and USA.

Team South Africa, makes us proud once again as our two golden girls Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett surges to incredible victories in their semi-finals. Corbett clinches a victory in 2:19:33. A historical win for both women as they hope to claim another gold in the final on Friday ( 3.41 SA Time ) . 18-year-old Matthew Sates takes second place in the 200m individual medley. Results from the women’s […]

today29 July 2021

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International News

The day has finally arrived – the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is underway

As per Olympic Games tradition – after some beautiful dancing and fireworks – the parade of the nations saw the various countries walking out in Japanese alphabetical order, meaning Team South Africa were the 178th country to walk into the stadium. Due to pandemic restrictions it’s the first time in Olympic history that no domestic or overseas spectators were allowed to attend the games. All athletes, support staff and media […]

today24 July 2021

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International News

’World is failing’ on Covid-19, says WHO chief at Tokyo Olympics

The head of the World Health Organization told Olympic chiefs "the world is failing" to stop Covid-19 as the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 sports programme got underway on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said an uneven vaccine rollout risked worsening the crisis, but hoped the Olympics could be a "message of hope" to a pandemic-weary world. "The pandemic is a test the world is failing. More than four million people […]

today21 July 2021

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Events

VOC Summer Festival Olympics, register now!

VOC is gearing up for its Summer Festival, which kicks off on December 1, 2016. In preparation for the event, VOC is inviting the community to submit applications for its Mini Olympics, FREE of charge. The mini Olympics is a fun sporting event that is open to all amateur sports enthusiasts. The event will take place on Saturday, 3 December and Sunday 4 December, from 09:00 to 13:00. While there […]

today7 November 2016

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