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Glitz and glamour as NOC-K begin Paris 2024 Olympics countdown

From left: French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet, National Olympic Committee of Kenya President Paul Tergat, athletics legend Kipchoge Keino ,Cabinet secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Ababu Namwamba, athletics legend Catherine Ndereba, Athletics Kenya President  Jackson Tuwei and other legends pose for a photo during the official launch of the countdown to Paris 2024  Olympic Games at National Museum of Kenya on July 27, 2023.

Photo credit: Kennedy Amungo | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kenya has so far won 113 medals since her first appearance in 1956.
  • The country has now won 35 gold, 42 silver and 36 bronze medals through boxing and athletics. No other sport has brought an Olympics medal to the country.

The National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) on Thursday officially started the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

NOC-K hosted Kenya's sporting legends and some active athletes across all sports at the National Museum under the theme Creating the Magic, Support Dreams.