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Originally published in Premier Christian News A Serbian judo champion has been suspended from the sport for five months for making the sign of the cross during the Paris Olympics. 28 year old Nemanja Majdov made the sign just before his round 16 match on July 31. Writing this week […]
The Paris Olympics wrapped up over last weekend, but one faith-filled moment has been shining out brightly in the aftermath of the global spectacle. This year the games featured a wide variety of both God-glorifying moments and anti-Christian displays, like the sacrilegious mockery of the Last Supper during the opening ceremonies. In the final […]
Ashlee Bond has been on a truly captivating journey. The US-born show-jumping rider is the first Christian athlete to represent Israel at the Olympics. Bond participated in the Tokyo Games in 2021 and was in Paris this summer to once again compete in the Olympic games. “I am part Jewish, […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Viral videos of the Fijian Olympic team singing in Paris show a congregation of athletes raising their voices in four-part harmony, as if they had been rehearsing in addition to training for the games. In several videos, the group is shown singing the Fijian hymn “Mo […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Olympic 100m champion, Noah Lyles, praised God before his photo-finish win, and revealed he asked God whether he ‘really wanted’ him to ‘do this’. The US athlete beat Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by five thousands of a second to win gold in the men’s sprint. Before […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) is calling on the International Olympic Committee to protect female athletes. The IOC has come under fresh pressure over its policies after a controversial boxing match between Italy’s Angela Carini and Algerian Imane Khelif ended after just 46 seconds. Khelif was […]
Originally published in Christian Daily The excitement and furore surrounding the ongoing European Championships, the UEFA Euro 24, is providing a platform for Christian football players to share their testimonies about Jesus Christ. Ruben Vargas, 25, who plays in the midfield position for Switzerland, and also Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, […]
Originally published in Crosswalk.com Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone added to her legendary status during a stunning US Olympic trials finals on Sunday in Eugene, Oregon, setting another world record in the 400 m hurdles and beating the second-place runner by two seconds to once again qualify for the […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Golf’s Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has said his Christian faith keeps him grounded. The golfer won the tournament at the weekend for the second time, by four-shots at Augusta National, finishing on 11-under par. But speaking at a press conference he said being a […]
It was not “security threats” but “plain antisemitsm” that led Cricket SA (CSA) to “arbitrarily” strip David Teeger of his captaincy of the Under19 Protea squad, said the SA Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in a statement released after a meeting with CSA today. During the meeting CSA “categorically failed […]