Kenya won five medals at the concluded Federation of International University Sports (FISU), the World University Games in Rhine Ruhr, Germany.
With one gold, two silver and two bronze medals, Kenya, under the Kenya University Sports Federation (KUSF) managed to finish in position overall in the championships that attracted 102 nations with a total of 8,500 athletes competing in various events.
A total of 234 gold and silver were won with 297 bronze medals with 765 medals collected by various athletes from different nations.
The events were 3×3 Basketball, 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball, Archery, Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Diving, Fencing, Judo, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Rowing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball and Water Polo
On the penultimate round, Kenya’s Collins Kiprotich won bronze in the 5,000m after clocking 15:01.47. Coming from University of New Mexico finished behind Arthur Gervais of France who timed 15:02.00 and David Mullarkey of Great Britain taking silver after clocking 15:02.39.
The physical education and sports, was competing in his second race at the championships after a disappointing show in the men’s 1500m after missing to progress past Heat 1.
Kenya’s only gold came from Brian Musau after winning the men’s 10,000m last Wednesday.
Musau from Oklahoma State University student won the race in 28:42.39 as his season best ahead of Great Britain’s David Steven Mullarkey (28:43.44) in second and Spaniard Mario Prego Montero came third at 28:45.02 for bronze.
The pair of Angella Okutoyi and Kael Shah won silver for the country at the mixed doubles during a final match against Japan’s pair of Natsuki Yoshimoto and Jay Dylan Friend in 6-3, 6-3.
Coming from Auburn University, Okutoyi and Danison University’s Shah had beaten Portugal’s duo of Maria Garcia and Pedro Araujo 7-6, 6-3 in the semifinal while Yashimoto and Jay beat Czech Republic’s Karolina Kubanova and Jan Jermar.
Sarah Wanjiru won the first medal, silver for Kenya in the 10,000m when she clocked 31:41.80.
The Daito Bunka University student finished behind Slovenian Klara Lukan (31:25.84) while Spaniard Alicia Berzosa Martin went for bronze in 32:00.73
Following today’s bronze, Team Kenya has five medals with gold FROM Brian Musau, two silver, one from Angella Okutoyi/Kael Shah in mixed doubles and Sarah Wanjiru in the 10,000m
Japan managed to top the table after collecting a total of 79 medals, with 34 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze followed by China’s 74 medals (30, 27, 17) and USA completing top three with 84 medals (28, 27, 29).
Kenya was second on the African continent with South Africa leading in position 7 global after collecting 19 medals with 6 gold, 5 silver and 8 bronze.