Kenyan teens eye history at Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea
Kenya’s France-based Issa Laborde cruises down the hill in a past skiing championships. Laborde will compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics scheduled from January 19 to February 1 in Gangwon, South Korea.
Ongong’a will field in cross-country skiing while Laborde goes for alpine skiing where he will battle in four events; Slalom, Giant Slalom, Alpine Combined and Super-G.
Ongong’á will be the first African to compete cross-country skiing at the Winter Youth Olympics.
Kenyan youngsters Ashley Ongong’a and Issa Laborde leave Europe Wednesday heading to the uncharted waters of South Korea to represent the country in a sport that is not so familiar locally.
It all started with Philip Boit, a cross-country skier and the first Kenyan to participate in the Winter Olympics at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics before showing up at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.
