Europe Malta The heating debate on overtourism must not become an argument against tourists or the tourism industry, Prime Minister Abela warned, or the sector would risk "a mortal blow"
Oceania Fiji The national rugby team won its second consecutive Olympic gold medal after the country was isolated for months and athletes travelled 7.000 km on a cargo ship carrying frozen fish to get to Tokyo
Africa Uganda The Ugandan athlete Julius Ssekitoleko, a weightlifter who disappeared and was found a few days later, is just the latest story of an athlete taking advantage of the Olympic trip to change his life and escape the harsh life in his country
America Costa Rica Kenneth Tencio won 4th place for BMX Freestyle at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics; his victory sparked pride, but also a wave of outrage from locals towards the National Olympic Committee, since the institution barely financed the athlete’s preparation and trip
America Ecuador The country had its best results ever in this year’s Olympics, by bringing home two gold medals and a silver one; the country’s pride can be seen through social media and news outlets
America Jamaica Track athlete Elaine Thompson-Hera became the first woman to ever complete the 100m and 200m races in consecutive Olympic Games - the only other athlete to have ever achieved this is Usain Bolt
America Trinidad and Tobago For the first time since 1992, the country did not win any medals at this year’s Olympic Games
Europe Italy Historical participation of the country, securing its highest number of medals ever, winning the gold in the 4x100m men and the 100m race bringing back the medal to Europe after 20 years - no Italian had ever made it to the final before
America Dominica The country presented one of the smallest delegations at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with only 2 athletes competing at the event
Europe Norway Karsten Warholm ran a stunning 400m hurdles race in 45.94 seconds to break his previous world record and take gold at Tokyo 2020, while the deserved beach volley gold makes the world smile as the country is not famous as a beach destination
Oceania Australia With a stunning series of world and Olympic records, specially in swimming, the country successfully ends these Games with the highest number of medals in relation to population number
Oceania Vanuatu Edwin Taribiti, a patient with kidney disease, has become the first patient in the country to undergo kidney surgery and start dialysis
Asia Bahrain Two higher education institutions have received accreditation certificates, thus contributing to ensure quality higher education in the country
Africa Botswana Spatial Dimension South Africa has recently signed a contract to design and implement an online mining cadastre system for the country's Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security