Six African competitors to watch at Paris 2024

Africa aims to surpass 50 medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with 329 events across 32 sports. Six standout athletes to watch include:

1. Faith Kipyegon (Kenya, Athletics): Aiming for her third consecutive gold in the women's 1500m.

2. Letsile Tebogo (Botswana, Athletics): Could become the first African man to win a 100m or 200m Olympic medal since 1996.

3. Biniam Girmay (Eritrea, Cycling): Aiming for Eritrea's best Olympic result in cycling's time trial and road race.

4. Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria, Wrestling): Seeking gold in her likely final Olympics.

5. Hugues Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso, Athletics): Aiming for another historic medal in the triple jump.

6. Fatima Zahra El Mamouny (Morocco, Breaking): Competing in the debut Olympic breaking competition.