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December 2, 2021 No Responses

Omicron and Vaccines: What You Should Know

Omicron is unlikely to have completely outsmarted the vaccines, experts say, even with its unusual array of mutations.There are a lot of unknowns, but they expect that the shots will still do what they do best: Keep people out of the hospital and out o...
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November 17, 2021 No Responses

White House: 10% of Kids Have Been Vaccinated in First 2 Weeks

The White House says about 10% of eligible kids aged 5 to 11 have received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine since its approval for their age group two weeks ago.At least 2.6 million kids have received a shot, White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff ...
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November 16, 2021 No Responses

Turkmenistan may be deprived of the 2022 SAMBO Championship

The International Sambo Federation (ISF) threatens to deprive Turkmenistan of the right to host the Championship in 2022, since the local authorities have not yet presented a plan for the event, according to the sports publication Inside the games .Hea...
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August 11, 2021 No Responses

Somalia-born Runners Shine at Tokyo Olympics

Somali-born Dutch runner Abdi Nageeye encouraged his friend to keep up the pace moments before the duo finished second and third in Sunday's men's marathon at the Olympics in Tokyo. "Stay with me, we are going to make history! Don't fall behind," Na...
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July 22, 2021 No Responses

Guinea Reverses Decision to Pull Out of Tokyo Olympics

The West African country of Guinea has reversed an earlier decision to pull out of the Olympics and will send a delegation of five athletes to the Tokyo Games.Minister of Sports Sanoussy Bantama Sow made the announcement Thursday after national and int...
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July 4, 2021 No Responses

Semenya Misses Tokyo, May be Forced out of Olympics for Good

This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone rules, the two-time Olympic champion in the 800 meters took a late shot at qualifying for Tokyo in the 5,000 meters, an event not af...
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July 3, 2021 No Responses

Swim Caps for Thick, Curly Hair Not Allowed at Olympics

Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair won’t be allowed at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, with the sport’s world governing body saying they are unsuitable due to them not “following the natural form of the head.”The British brand Soul Cap sought t...
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May 25, 2021 No Responses

African NBA Scout Eyes Talent in BAL Tourney

The inaugural Africa Basketball League tournament is entering the playoff stage. For Sonny Side of Sports, VOA's Prince Nesta spoke with Sarah Chan, Africa scouting manager for the 2019 NBA champion Toronto Raptors, about her basketball journey and the...
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March 11, 2021 No Responses

Celebration of the Turkmen world champion in weightlifting and her coach took place

The ceremony of awarding government awards to the 2018 world weightlifting champion Yulduz Dzhumabayeva and her coach Meretguly Sakhetmyradov was held at the Sport Hotel in the Olympic town of Ashgabat.At the ceremony, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamed...
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