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2016 Olympic Games: Africa sends 1,012 athletes to Rio 2016 Olympics

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  The 2016 Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sports party, officially began on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a record number of countries participating in a record number of sports. More than 11,000 athletes from 206 National Olympic … Read More

WHO says no need to cancel Rio Olympics due to Zika virus

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The World Health Organization (WHO) said that based on the current assessment of the Zika virus circulating in almost 60 countries globally and 39 countries in the Americas, there is no public health justification for postponing or cancelling the 2016 … Read More