00:00The Paris Olympics are coming!
00:13Toby Amusa wins!
00:15All eyes are on the Olympic Games in Paris, where a group of exceptional African athletes
00:21will be competing for glory.
00:23The battle for marathon dominance will be between the runners from Kenya, Uganda and
00:28Ethiopia.
00:29Yilot Kipchoge, Joshua Cheptegei and Kenenisa Bekele are undoubtedly some of the biggest
00:36stars in 2024.
00:38Uganda's Cheptegei is the men's 5,000-meter Olympic gold medalist and triple world men's
00:4510,000-meter champion with an unbeatable finishing strength.
00:49For the last decade, the marathon world has been captivated by the achievements of Kenyan
00:55Kipchoge.
00:56The double Olympic champion and double world record holder was the fastest man ever over
01:02the 42.2-kilometer marathon distance.
01:05Last year, Kipchoge's now-late compatriot Kelvin Kittum stunned the world by smashing
01:11that record.
01:12Kittum's run time was 2 hours and 35 seconds, 34 seconds faster.
01:19It's an incredible world record!
01:21Faith Kipchoge is also among the Kenyans storming towards gold.
01:25She is the double world record holder in the women's 1,500-meter competition.
01:31Kipchoge is back in Paris after setting a new world record at the Diamond League in
01:36the French capital in July.
01:39The best ever!
01:41Africa's fastest man, Ferdinand Oumanyala, will attempt to cement his place in the world
01:47over the men's 100-meter race.
01:49The sprinter is Kenyan too!
01:52Toby Amusan is among the leading Nigerian athletes in Paris.
01:55She is the world women's 100-meter hurdles record holder with a time of 12.12 seconds.
02:02Patrick Chinemba is not widely known outside of boxing circles, but a flyweight could end
02:08Zambia's 40-year Olympic medal drought.
02:12In the lesser-known sports, Kenya's fencing team is led by Alexandra Ndolo, while South
02:17Africa's Boipelo Ewa will be competing in women's skateboarding.
02:22The Paris Olympics promises excitement and may produce a few new African stars.
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