Mixed emotions on day’s eight and nine of the Rio Olympics, with Taoufik Makhloufi being the main figure, as he makes the final of the men’s 800 metres. Rowing: On day eight, our rowers Sid Boudina and Amina Rouba were the first to compete in their respective events in the finals of the single sculls….
Category: Rio 2016
#Rio2016: Algeria at Day 6 and Day 7
Days 6 and 7 of Rio 2016 saw plenty more Algerian athletes in action, so let’s take an in-depth look at how they all got on. ATHLETICS The track and field events are underway and it has been a fantastic start for the Algerian runners. The heats for the 800m took place and all three…
#Rio2016: Algeria at Day 3, Day 4 & Day 5
A lot has been happening in the past three days for the Algerian team at the Rio Olympics, with boxing being the most prominent. Boxing On day three, Chouaib Bouloudinat did very well to make it into the quarter-finals of the men’s 91kg heavyweight. However he was defeated by the Mauritius Kennedy St-Pierre. Ilyas Abbadi…
Argentina U23 2-1 Algeria U23
Algeria’s football team have been eliminated from the Rio Olympics after just two games, following their 2-1 defeat to Argentina. Although the Desert Foxes gave them a good run for their money, goals from Angel Correa and Jonathan Calleri were the difference in the end. Both sides finished the encounter with ten men. Argentina piled…
#Rio2016: Algeria at Day 1 and Day 2
After a fantastic opening ceremony, the sporting events are well underway at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. Algeria, after being led into the Maracana by Sonia Asselah, have been in action in a variety of different sports so let’s take a closer look at how they have done so far in the opening…
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