Khady Yacine Ngom (born March 1, 1979, in Dakar) is a Senegalese basketball player. She played on the Senegal women's national basketball team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] Ngom also represented Senegal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil.
Senegal competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Olympics.
Senegal competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as the D'Tigress, represents Nigeria in international women's basketball competition, and are regulated by the Nigeria Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Nigeria. Nigeria has one of the most successful women's national teams on the African continent, being the current African champions. They have won the Women's Afrobasket Championship four times in a row and six times in total. They won in 2017 at Bamako, Mali, 2019 at Dakar, Senegal, 2021 at Yaounde, Cameroon, and 2023 at Kigali, Rwanda.
Mame Diodio Diouf, also known as Diodio Diouf, is a Senegalese women's basketball player.
Twelve women's teams competed in basketball at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Although Senegal is a relatively underdeveloped country, HIV prevalence in the general population is low at around 0.08 per 1000 people, under 1% of the population. This relatively low prevalence rate is aided by the fact that few people are infected every year – in 2016, 1100 new cases were reported vs 48,000 new cases in Brazil. Senegal's death due to HIV rate, particularly when compared it to its HIV prevalence rate, is relatively high with 1600 deaths in 2016. Almost two times as many women were infected with HIV as men in 2016, and while almost three times as many women were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ARV) as men, only 52% of HIV positive people in Senegal received ARV treatment in 2016.
Bineta Diouf is a Senegalese women's basketball player. A member of the Senegal women's national basketball team, Diouf competed with the squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics as well as later tournaments, including the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Mathieu Faye is a Senegalese former basketball player. Faye competed for Senegal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he scored 57 points in 6 games. He was born in Dakar. He won the 1983 Korać Cup with France's CSP Limoges basketball team.
Mame Maty Mbengue is a Senegalese women's basketball player. She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics with the Senegal women's national basketball team, where she scored 35 points over 6 games.
Women in Senegal have a traditional social status as shaped by local custom and religion. According to 2005 survey, the female genital mutilation prevalence rate stands at 28% of all women in Senegal aged between 15 and 49.
Yacine is the French version of the Arabic name Yasin. It is common in North Africa. The name comes from a chapter (surah) of the Quran called Ya-Sin. It is an epithet of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Awa Guèye is a Senegalese former basketball player for the Senegal women's national basketball team who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also competed with Senegal at the 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships for Women as well as at the 2008 World Qualifying Tournament for the Summer Olympics.
Khardiata "Khady" Sourangué Diop is a Senegalese former basketball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The 2012 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women was the 11th FIBA Africa U18 Women's basketball championship, played under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball, the world basketball sport governing body and qualified for the 2013 World Cup. The tournament was held from September 20–29 in Dakar, Senegal, contested by 6 national teams and won by Senegal.
Senegal competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1964.
Santy Ngom is a footballer who plays as a forward for Régional 3 club Beaumont SA. Born in France, he played for the Senegal national team from 2018 to 2019.
Khady Seck is a Senegalese handball player for Diadji Sarr and the Senegalese national team.
Elhadj Abdoulaye Tanor Ngom is a Senegalese professional basketball player for AB Castelló of the Spanish LEB Oro. He played collegiately for the Ryerson Rams and the Florida State Seminoles.
Astou Ngom is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for AS Cherbourg Football and the Senegal women's national team.