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- Kenya to Lead Africa in the Hunt for Medals at the Paris Olympics;
The results that pop up when you google the words “Kenya tops medal table” are enough to conclude that Kenya is indeed Africa’s home of champions.
For instance, search engines bring heartwarming headlines such as “Kenya dominates Africa Athletics Championships to top the medal table and retain their title in Douala, Cameroon, securing a remarkable 19 medals,”“Kenya tops the medal table at the 2024 African Cross Country Championships in Tunis, Tunisia,”“Kenya tops the medals table at the African Athletics Championships,” and “Team Kenya tops Africa, ranking 19th globally at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” among other stories that fill Kenyans with pride.
Apart from athletics, Kenya is also flexing its muscles in other sporting disciplines such as rugby sevens, judo, fencing, volleyball, and swimming.
Kenya has already achieved several firsts – for the first time, the country will participate in judo and fencing.
Kenyans have high hopes of bagging several medals, with two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge and 2020 Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir expected to lead the way.
As the Paris 2024 Olympics continues, all eyes are on Kenya and Uganda as their top athletes prepare for an exhilarating showdown in the 10,000m race.
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei, a world-record holder in the 5000m and 10,000m, is aiming for gold and has set his sights on claiming victory over the Kenyan contingent.
With a determination to add the Olympic 10,000m title to his illustrious career, Cheptegei has expressed his focus on being a healthy athlete, having the right mindset, and the ambition to set new marks in long-distance running.
