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Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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Kenya at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeKEN
NPCKenya National Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Flag bearers Samwel Mushai Kimani
Asiya Sururu
Medals
Ranked 75th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 2 3
Cycling 1 0 1
Rowing 0 1 1
Taekwondo 0 2 2
Total 2 5 7

Athletics

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Kenyan track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Wesley Kimeli Sang Men's 1500 metres T46 4:07.92 12
Samwel Mushai Kimani Men's 5000 metres T11 DSQ
John Lokedi Men's 5000 metres T13 16:10.06 6
Priscah Jepkemei Women's 1500 m T11 5:03.11 3 Did not advance
Nancy Chelangat Koech 4:55.24 1 Q 4:45.10 5
Mary Waithera Njoroge 4:50.42 2 q 4:41.48 4
Field Events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Samson Opiyo Men's long jump T37 6.20 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sheila Wanyoyi Women's javelin throw F13 28.44 9

Cycling

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Kenya entered one male para-cyclist after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[1]

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kennedy Ivuzu Ogada
Pilot: Oscar James Hawke Dennis
Men's road race B DNF
Men's time trial B 47:06.47 11

Powerlifting

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Athlete Event Attempts (kg) Result (kg) Rank
1 2 3 4
Wawira Hellen Kariuki Women's 41 kg 98 99 101 101 6

Rowing

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Kenya qualified one boats in women's single sculls classes, by winning the 2023 African Continental Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.[2]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Asiya Mohammed PR1 women's single sculls 12:08.84 6 R 12:18.29 5 FB 12:34.78 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Taekwondo

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Kenya entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Neema Stency Obonyo and Julieta Lemuge Moipo, qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of their gold medal results in their respective classes, through the 2024 African Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal.[3]

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Neema Stency Obonyo Women's –52 kg  Hassan (EGY)
L 3–12
Did not advance
Julieta Lemuge Moipo Women's –57 kg  Mičev (SRB)
L 4-19
Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "AFRICAN ROWERS SECURE THEIR SPOTS FOR THE PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Morocco wins three licences for Paris 2024 Paralympics through African qualifiers". Inside The Games. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.