The Minister of Sports, Bakary Badjie, was away from office since July and has been making hundreds of Great British Pounds despite his long absence from work. There was a barrage of criticism directed towards the sports minister for ostensibly accompanying the Gambian athletes to the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in[Read More…]
Tag: Commonwealth Games
52 Years On – Gambia Wins Commonwealth Silverware
Faye Alex Njie will go down in the history books as he finally broke the Gambia’s 52 years long wait with a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in the -73. The 28 years old becomes the first Gambian to win a medal greater than bronze in the Commonwealth Games[Read More…]
Gambia Athletes Risk Missing Commonwealth Games Over Visas
Top athletes from The Gambia risk being unable to compete at the Commonwealth Games because a visa hold-up means they are stuck in France. The six athletes, including one of its most successful sprinters, Gina Bass, have been training in Paris for a year. Some of the athletes are due[Read More…]
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