Lucas Wandia defended his Deaflympic Games 3,000m steeplechase title at the ongoing Deaflympic Games in Brazil. The Kenya team captain won the title as he plans to win another medal in 5,000m race with his third gold medal for Kenya at the Sesi Centro Esportivo Athletics Track. Wandia led Kenya’s position 1 and 3 with […]
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Wanjiru, Akoth, Akinyi and Teresia out of IBA Women championships
Kenyan boxers continued to suffer at the ongoing 12th edition of IBA Women’s World Championships in Turkey. On Wednesday night a minimum of six boxers had been b beaten out of the championships: these includes the light-middleweight Lorna Kusa, minimum weight Christine Ongare, flyweight Ann Wanjiru, featherweight Beatrice Akoth, middleweight Elizabeth Akinyi and light-welter Teresia […]
Deaflympics: Makokha beat Nico to win bronze medal in golf
Former Kenya Amateur Matchplay champion Isaac Makokha became the first Kenyan to win a Deaflympic Games medal. The deaf golfer Makokha won bronze medal at the ongoing Deaflympic Games in Caxias do Sul, Brazil after beating Germany international Guldan Nico.
Ongare and Kusa beaten out of IBA World Women Boxing championships
Reigning Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Christine Ongare and Lorna Kusa have been bundled out of the ongoing IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul Turkey. Ongare lost to the reigning World championships silver medalist Hanna Okhota from Ukraine 5-0 points last night while Kusa lost to Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova. Ongare and Kusa were making their […]
Deaflympics: Sharon Bitok win Kenya another silver
Sharon Jeptarus Bitok clinched silver at the ongoing 24th edition of Deaflympics Games in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil. Bitok’s silver in the 1,500m increased Kenya’s medal tally to 10 with two gold, four silver, and four bronze. After scooping 17 medals in the last edition in Samsun, Kenya team is expected to increase their medal […]
Deaflympics: Coach Chepkoi wants basketball girls exposed for intense matches
Kenya national women’s Deaf basketball team coach Mary Chepkoi says exposing the girls to intense matches is the only way to improving their performance. The team Tuesday May 10, 2022 lost 79-34 to Italy at the quarterfinals stage of the 24th Summer Deaflympics 2021 Games in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil. Previously at the group stage, […]
Deaflympics: Makokha to face Nico for golf bronze medal battle
Kenya’s top Deaf golfer Isaac Makokha remains in contention for medal in the ongoing 24th Deaflympics in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil despite exiting in the semifinals. He will now face off with Guldan Nico of Germany in the bronze play off Caxias Golf Club. He lost to German John Allen. Allen is the World champion […]
Kenyans Akoth, Akinyi, Wanjiru and Teresia in action at IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships
Four Kenyans will be in action at the ongoing IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul today. The four are flyweight Ann Wanjiru, featherweight Beatrice Akoth, middleweight Elizabeth Akinyi and promising light-welter Teresia Wanjiru. Experienced Wanjiru, the gold medalist in Zone 3 tournament who will face Italy’s 2019 European Games silver medallist Assunta Canfora. Wanjiru […]
Deaflympics: Bella defends winless Women football team
Establish measures that will lead to the teams growth Kenya national women’s Deaf football team coach Ben Bella is calling for the establishment of proper measures to develop the side. They were Monday May 9, 2022, eliminated from the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Caxias Do Sul in Brazil without registering a single win. In their […]
Deaflympics: Ian Kahinga bag gold for Kenya
Kenya won the men’s 1500M and got a bronze in the women’s 400M races at the Sesi Centro Esportivo Athletics Track in Caxias Do Sul, Brazil on Monday evening. Ian Wambui Kahinga breezed to the tape for the gold in the race held at 5.10 PM (11.10pm Kenyan time),. Kahinga clocked 3.55.54 ahead of Jaime […]