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Akwasi Frimpong, the first ever skeleton racer from Ghana, spoke about his preparations for the Winter Olympics and how he hopes he can inspire a generation back home during an interview outside the Pyeongchang Olympic Village on Saturday. During the interview, Frimpong also said that this was the time to fight misconceptions about Africa, and that this period of momentum with so many teams hailing from the continent and beyond could inspire the next generation to be among the best. The 31-year old will be competing on February 15 and 16.
Russian winter athletes, including skeleton racer Olga Potylitsina, European skeleton champion Elena Nikitina, Skeleton racer Alexsandr Tretyakov, and cross-country skier Alexei Petukohv reacted to the news. On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced in a press conference in Lausanne it would ban Russia from participating at the next Winter Olympics 2018, allowing clean Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag.
'History speaks for itself. But we have desire to compete against them. For us, playing against Real Madrid is incredible test,' says Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola on the eve of their Champions League semi-final first leg. SOUNDBITE
Tokyo, Jul 0 (EFE).- The president of the Spanish National Olympic Committee (NOC), Alejandro Blanco, highlighted Tuesday the "desire to compete" of his country's team in the Tokyo Games after the difficulties posed by the pandemic, and highlighted his confidence in them achieving "great results ".(Camera: ANTONIO HERMOSÍN)SOUND BITES: SPANISH NOC PRESIDENT ALEJANDRO BLANCO (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS:There is so much desire to compete if we look back at 2020 and 2021, there is so much desire to compete that people want the games to begin. They count the hours to see what day they can compete. And the truth is that I am more optimistic than in the last games. I think we have a great team, a very large expedition with many possibilities analyzing their results and their phisical forms currently, and well, I am optimistic. Realistic but optimistic.
Business Insider reports world-famous Portuguese soccer star and mega-gazillionaire Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for the coronavirus. Business Insider reports the Portuguese Football Federation said the 35-year-old is 'doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation.' After Ronaldo, who plays as a forward for Juventus, tested positive, his teammates all took new tests and received negative results. Ronaldo brought in $109 million in 2019. According to Forbes, that makes him the second-highest-paid athlete in the world, behind only Lionel Messi. After nine seasons with Real Madrid, Ronaldo signed a four-year deal in 2018 with Italian powerhouse Juventus. That banks him a sweet $64 million a year.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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