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‘Black Panther’: Scrapping the continental quota means Akwasi Frimpong did not return to the Olympics this year. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty)

Akwasi Frimpong: Ordeal of an African winter athlete

Akwasi Frimpong, Ghana’s skeleton star, on the reasons he’s not at the Winter Olympics

Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana practices during Men’s Skeleton training ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Sliding Centre on February 7, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

How Chadwick Boseman inspired Africa’s first black skeleton racer

Inspired by Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of King T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’, Akwasi Frimpong set out to make his look, and impact, rich, black and cross-cultural

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and US president Donald Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

China slams Trump’s ‘irresponsible and absurd logic’ on North Korea

Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally

Simidele Adeagbo became the first woman from the continent to compete in the Winter Olympic sport of skeleton racing.

Africa’s first woman skeleton racer becomes a global inspiration

After four months of intensive training, Simidele Adeagbo became the first woman from Africa to compete in the Winter Olympics, ranking 20th overall

Kim Yo Jong claps next to Kim Yong Nam at the women’s preliminary ice-hockey match at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Sister act: Kim Yo Jong visit dominates South Korea headlines

Educated in Switzerland like her brother, Kim Yo Jong has risen rapidly up the ranks since he inherited power from their father Kim Jong Il.

Pressure: Publishers have thrown the book at the government for the three months it has given them to produce textbooks

South Korea proposes high-level talks with the North

In his speech Monday, Kim said the Olympics could provide a reason for officials from the neighbours "to meet in the near future".

Game on: Organisers of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea are upbeat despite tensions elsewhere

Winter Games not on ice just yet

US and North Korea and a Russian doping ban haven’t dampened spirits or ticket sales

IOC chief calls for Japan’s 2020 Olympics bid

Jacques Rogge says Tokyo should not be discouraged from bidding for the 2020 Olympics just because South Korea won the right to host the 2018 Games.

Let’s share the 2018 Olympics, says North Korea

A senior North Korean sports official has been quoted saying North Korea would like to share some events in the 2018 Winter Olympics with South Korea.

Small nations can host the Olympics too

Developing countries across the world have been urged to take heart from Pyeongchang’s winning bid to be the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.