Kenya at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Kenya at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Kenya at the; 2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	KEN
NPC	Kenya National Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France; August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors	7 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)
	1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

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

Competitors

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

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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Samson Opiyo	Men's long jump T37	6.20
Sheila Wanyoyi	Women's javelin throw F13	28.44	9

Cycling

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

Road

Men

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

Powerlifting

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

Rowing

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
Athlete	Event	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

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
Athlete	Event	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

References

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

[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.

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