BEIJING: Around 80 percent of the athletes in the United States team will take part in the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics, team chief Rick Adams said ahead of the ceremony on Friday.
“In terms of opening ceremony, it may even be a record, we have 80 percent of our athletes walking tonight,” he told a news conference.
A report in the Washington Post on Thursday said US-based human rights activists had been working with athletes from several western countries on a boycott of the ceremony.
Attendance at the Olympics opening ceremony is not compulsory for athletes, who often skip it for a variety of reasons.
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Olympics-US team says 80 percent of athletes will be at Beijing opening ceremony
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Olympics-US team says 80 percent of athletes will be at Beijing opening ceremony
- Attendance at the Olympics opening ceremony is not compulsory for athletes
Morocco beats Nigeria on penalties to reach Africa Cup of Nations final vs. Senegal
RABAT, Morocco: Youssef El-Nesyri scored the winning penalty and Yassine “Bono” Bounou saved two as Morocco booked its place in the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 4-2 win on penalties over Nigeria on Wednesday.
Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali saved one but was bettered by Bono in the shootout after the teams drew 0-0 with extra time in front of 65,458 mostly Morocco fans in Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.
The host nation set up a title match in the same stadium Sunday with 2021 champion Senegal, which defeated Egypt 1-0 the other semifinal earlier in Tangier.
Morocco is bidding for its first title since its only success in 1976.
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