Kenya has sent a team of 17 para-athletes to compete in track, field, and wheelchair events at the Grand Prix, which concludes on Thursday.
The squad includes notable athletes such as Samson Ojuka, the Paris Paralympics long jump T37 silver medallist, who will compete in long jump, 100m, and 200m.
Multi-talented Stency Neema on Tuesday secured Kenya’s first gold medal at the ongoing World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Neema, 22, clocked 27.77 seconds to win the women’s 200m T47 final, edging out Czech Republic’s Tereza Jakschova (28.30) and Romania’s Tabita Vulturar (30.51), who took silver and bronze, respectively. The T47 category is designated for athletes with upper limb impairments.
