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ABC News
6 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Australia's Lachlan Kennedy wins 100m race in Nairobi
Lachlan Kennedy beats Ferdinand Omanyala and Bayanda Walaza to the finish line in a 100-metre race at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet.
NBC Sports
17-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Omanyala closes out Atlanta with men's 150m win
Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala wins the men's 150m with a time of 14.70 seconds at the 2025 Adidas Atlanta City Games.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
More than 400 Olympians issue plea for bold action on pressing issue: 'We can't afford to wait'
As climate change intensifies, some Olympians have united to address their concerns. In an open letter, they urged the incoming leader of the International Olympic Committee to make protecting the planet a top priority, as reported by The Olympics unite elite athletes from around the world to perform at the highest levels of competition, pushing the limits of human performance in ways beyond imagination. However, competing in regions with rising temperatures, wildfires, floods, and droughts is challenging even for the most mentally and physically fit. These worsening environmental conditions prompted 406 Olympians from 89 countries to sign an open letter. Near the end of March, the IOC members gathered in Costa Navarino, Greece, to elect a new president. Ahead of the election, the Olympians released an open letter urging the future leader to put sustainability at the forefront, ensuring the Games endure for future generations. Many Olympians come from some of the world's most climate-vulnerable areas, representing regions like Kenya, Zambia, Pakistan, Colombia, Laos, and small island nations. "Here in Kenya and around the world, we're already experiencing the harsh realities of climate change," said Ferdinand Omanyala, Africa's record holder in the men's 100-meter dash. High temperatures affect the performance of athletes, from sleep loss to accelerated dehydration. It also impacts Winter Olympic sports with shorter winters and unreliable snowfalls. "As a winter Olympian and a mother of two, I feel so strongly that the next IOC President must prioritize care for the planet," five-time Olympic medallist in bobsleigh for the U.S., Elana Meyers Taylor, stated. The Olympic Games' carbon footprint is massive as athletes, organizers, journalists, and fans travel in from around the world. The Olympians call for bold action to cut carbon emissions, including strict standards on high-polluting sponsors. They are hopeful that the Olympics can become a model of sustainability. "I can't have any bigger dream than a future in which my children can thrive," double Olympic champion sailor and IOC Sustainability Ambassador Hannah Mills said. "We can't afford to wait. Protecting our planet must be a top priority so that both athletes and communities can thrive in a cleaner, more sustainable world," Omanyala added. Do you think America does a good job of protecting its natural beauty? Definitely Only in some areas No way I'm not sure Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hundreds of Olympians call on IOC candidates to make climate top priority
Just days before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president in Greece more than 400 athletes on Friday called on the future leader of the body to strengthen its action for the environment. "To the incoming President, we ask that over the coming years and the course of your presidency one issue be above all others: the care of our planet," Olympic athletes including British sailing great Ben Ainslie, Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala and Australian swimmer Emma McKeon said in a statement. "Rising temperatures and extreme weather are already disrupting competition schedules, putting iconic venues at risk and affecting the health of athletes and fans," the statement read. "Extreme heat is raising real concerns about whether Summer Games can be held safely in future years," it continued, pointing to the devastating wildfires this year in 2028 Games host city Los Angeles. As for the Winter Olympics in Italy in 2026 and France in 2030 they "are becoming harder to organise with reliable snow and ice conditions diminishing annually", the athletes insisted. "This is no longer a distant threat, but a current and growing harm to the sports we love and to the countries that make up our Olympic family." The athletes called on the seven candidates vying to succeed Thomas Bach to commit to "strengthen commitments to swiftly cut carbon emissions", "champion sustainable practices in host cities" and "set a standard regarding sponsorships of highly polluting companies". The partnership with Coca-Cola, a long-time sponsor of the IOC and a major plastic polluter, is regularly the subject of criticism. Last summer, the NGO France Nature Environment filed a complaint accusing the US soft drinks giant of deceiving consumers with promises of "zero waste" during the Paris Olympics despite the use of plastic bottles. The letter signatories also requested to meet the new president of the IOC who will be elected on Thursday to "discuss these commitments". One of the candidates in the election, the Anglo-Swede Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), called the letter a "welcome rallying cry". "I entirely agree that inaction is not an option," he said. "We must be bold on climate action – and as President of IOC, I would lead from the front." bur-ea/gj
