THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TORE TO SHREDS THAT DYNAMIC WHICH BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND GAVE THEM AN ESCAPE FROM THEIR DAILY HUMDRUM EXISTENCE WHEN ENJOYING AN AFTERNOON OR EVENING TOGETHER WATCHING THEIR FAVORITE TEAM OR STAR
PERFORM .
THE SOCIETAL DAMAGE BY COVID-19 RANGED FROM HEALTH TO THAT OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC , WITH NO RESPITE IN SIGHT FOR BILLIONS WHO HAVE LOST FAMILY MEMBERS AND MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD .
THE SPORTS WORLD IS DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGES AND ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES AS IT ADAPTS WITH INNOVATIONS LIKE INSTANT TESTING FOR COVID AND THE BUBBLE INSPIRED BY THE NBA ; WHICH WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVE . FAN-LESS STADIUMS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BECOME THE NORM AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MADE FOR TV OR DIGITAL VIEWING OF SPORTS CONTENT HAS FINALLY DAWNED ON THOSE IN THE FURTHEST REACHES OF THE EARTH WHO WERE SLOW IN EMBRACING IT .
AS WE GO TO PRESS WITH THE RELEASE OF THIS JANUARY 2021 EDITION OF THIS MAGAZINE ISSUE , MANY EXPERTS AND SPORTS ENTHUSIAST AROUND THE WORLD HAVE EXAMINED THE TOPIC ON HOW THE SPORTS WORLD WILL RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AFTER IT IS BROUGHT UNDER
CONTROL .
IN MAY 2020 ( 24TH -25TH ) AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP
( WWW . AFRICASVG . COM ) BROUGHT TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS IN THE SPORTS SPACE IN AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ON SPORTS IN AFRICA AND WHAT THE LANDSCAPE WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER COVID WOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UNDER
CONTROL .
THE RESULT OF THAT CONFERENCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A WHITE PAPER BY THE AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP ORGANIZATION WITH INSIGHT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE AFRICAN SPORTS COMMUNITY .
ON AFRICA DAY ( MAY 23RD - 25TH ) 2021 AFRICA SPORTS VENTURES GROUP WILL ONCE AGAIN ORGANIZE ITS 2ND EDITION OF ITS PAN AFRICAN SPORTS CONFERENCE WITH A NEW DIMENSION AND TWIST TO IT , AND THIS TIME AROUND A PAN-AFRICA SPORTS AWARDS AND A CONTINENTAL MUSIC COMPETITION DUBBED THE “ AFRICA THEME SONG CONTEST ” WITH THE TOP
5 FINALIST PERFORMING VIRTUALLY BETWEEN ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE WINNERS OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF THE SPORTS AWARDS . THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS THE THEME ; RECOVERY OF THE SPORTS SECTOR AFTER THE PANDEMIC .
I WISH ALL OUR READERS AND SUPPORTERS OF AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS MEDIA HOUSE DESPITE OUR GROWING PAINS . WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU ROBUSTLY IN 2021 AND BEYOND AS WE BRING YOU TOPICAL ISSUES ABOUT THE SPORTS SECTOR IN AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD .
CONGRATULATIONS
FABRICE ZANGO
Of Burkina Faso
SINCERELY LESLIE KOROMA SR FOUNDER / CEO & EDITOR IN CHIEF AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY MAGAZINE
Breaking News : Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso Breaks World Indoor Record in the Triple Jump before ASM January 2021 is Published ( January 16th 2021 ) - Photo Credit Via World Athletics © Benjamin Soreau