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 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
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)
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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

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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
Sheila Wanyoyi	Women's javelin throw F13	28.44	9

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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
	Men's time trial B	47:06.47	11

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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

• Kenya at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Kenya at the Paralympics

References

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.