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Jun
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Uganda’s first shot at women’s boxing in Tokyo

Uganda’s first shot at women’s boxing in Tokyo

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER UGANDA will be making history ahead of their participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with the inclusion of boxer Catherine Nanziri (21) fighting for a gold medal. Nanziri’s qualification for the summer games will make her the first ever female boxer to represent Uganda in the Olympics competition.  With an already successful record for Uganda in the male boxing category, the young and budding athlete told Africa News that she has worked impressively hard to reach this point of participation. "I feel proud of myself because it is a prayer that every sportier could have prayed to…
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Feb
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Olympics-Undaunted by pandemic, S.Sudan athletes in Japan fix eyes on the prize

Olympics-Undaunted by pandemic, S.Sudan athletes in Japan fix eyes on the prize

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KIYOSHI TAKENAKA AFTER the coronavirus forced a delay in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, athletes from South Sudan who are training in Japan seized the opportunity for more practice, which they have vowed to keep up, despite mounting uncertainty over this year's event. Four track athletes and a coach from South Sudan, the world's youngest country, and one of its poorest, arrived in November 2019 in Maebashi, a city 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Tokyo, to exploit Japan's better training conditions. Forced to extend their stay after the summer games were postponed by a year, they find infections are still…
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