Personal information | |
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Nationality | Senegalese |
Born | 20 August 1954 |
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event(s) | 800 metres |
Ndew Niang (born 20 August 1954) is a Senegalese middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] She was the first woman to represent Senegal at the Olympics. [2]
Niang was also a footballer, and was captain of the Gazelles club of Dakar, the leading women's team in Senegal. In September 1977, she was signed by the French professional club Red Star de Champigny Cœully; a few days earlier, she had won the 1500 metres gold medal at the West African Games in Lagos. [3]
Fatou Niang Siga (1932-2022) was a Senegalese author and schoolteacher. She was a Mouride Muslim and has made the hajj to Mecca twice. She was married and had twelve children. Her daughter Maïmouna Sourang Ndir served as Senegal's ambassador to France.
Senegal competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Senegal competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Out of 24 contestants, no medals were won by Senegal on this occasion.
The Senegalese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of football in Senegal, specifically for its professional and amateur leagues, youth and women's football and academies. Currently the FSF oversees the professional leagues, run by the Ligue Sénégalaise de Football Professionnel (LSFP) and fully organises the national teams, youth, women's and amateur football and all football administration.
Khady Yacine Ngom is a Senegalese basketball player. She played on the Senegal women's national basketball team that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Ngom also represented Senegal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil.
Mame Diodio Diouf is a Senegalese women's basketball player.
M'Baye Hamady Niang is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
The Senegal women's national football team represents Senegal in international women's football. The team is governed by the Senegalese Football Federation.
Mariatou Diarra is a Malian women's basketball player. Diarra competed for Mali at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she scored 2 in 3 games. She was born in Bamako and plays in Senegal for Dakar Université Club.
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.
Nihel Cheikh Rouhou is a Tunisian judoka. She competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the +78 kg event.
Sonia Asselah is an Algerian judoka. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but eliminated in the first round by Karina Bryant. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Algerian flag bearer.
Binta Zahra Diop is a Senegalese swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events. She is also a two-time bronze medalist for the 50 m butterfly event at the All-Africa Games.
The Nationale 1 Masculin is the highest professional basketball league in Senegal. Established in 1971, the league consists of 16 teams.
Thierno Ibrahima Niang is a Senegalese basketball player who plays for Jeanne d'Arc of the NM1. He played college basketball with the Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team, although a nagging back injury reduced his role from impact starter to reserve. Niang also competes at international events with the Senegal national team. He played the sport in high school at Bridgton Academy and went on to represent Triton College in Illinois.
Assmaa Niang is a Moroccan judoka.
Marie "Mame" Bassine Niang was a Senegalese lawyer.
Candice Gilg is a French freestyle skier. She was born in Dakar, Senegal. She competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, and at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, where she placed fifth in women's moguls.
Dakar Université Club Basketball, also known simply as DUC or DUC Dakar, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Dakar. It is the basketball team of the Cheikh Anta Diop University. The team plays in the Nationale 1 and has won the league five times, its last being in 2021. Established in 1956, the team was founded as a basketball club and later became a multisports club, including football, athletics and more.
The 2026 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the IV Summer Youth Olympic Games and commonly known as Dakar 2026, will be the fourth edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, an international sports, education and cultural festival for teenagers, in a city designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was originally scheduled to be held in Dakar, Senegal for 18 days from 22 October to 9 November 2022, becoming the first IOC event to be held in Africa and the first in a Muslim-majority country. However, on 15 July 2020, the IOC and Senegalese government agreed to postpone the games to 2026 due to the operational and economical consequences of the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.