World
José Sayovo, Angola's gold-winning Paralympic athlete and pride
In partnership with Governo de Angola
José Sayovo is an international icon and a source of pride in Angola. He is the first Angolan paralympic athlete to have won several medals at the paralympic games. He received three golds in Athens in 2004 and has an extremely successful sporting career.
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France
Son of former World Athletics chief rejects French court authority
Papa Massata Diack and his father Lamine, the former head of what is now known as World Athletics, are charged with corruption, money laundering and breach of trust, and are alleged to have used their positions to enrich themselves.
Sweden
Swedish pole vaulter sets world record — for second time in a week
Sweden’s Armand Duplantis broke the world pole vault record on Saturday — for the second time in eight days.
The 20-year-old eclipsed his own mark by a centimetre when he vaulted 6.18 meters at the Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix in Scotland.
Italy
Meet the women making a mark at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples
As Naples hosted the 2019 Summer Universiade — the 60th anniversary of the international multi-sport event organized for university athletes — Euronews spoke to three women who have made their mark on the competition for different reasons.
