Kenya at the 2019 African Games

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Kenya at the
2019 African Games
Flag of Kenya.svg
IOC code KEN
NOC National Olympic Committee of Kenya
in Rabat, Morocco
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) – 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)
Competitors259 (128 men and 131 women) in 21 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
11
Silver
10
Bronze
10
Total
31
African Games appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. [1] In total, 290 athletes were scheduled to represent Kenya at 12th edition of the African Games. [2] This later dropped to 259 athletes. Athletes representing Kenya won 11 gold medals, 10 silver medals and 10 bronze medals and the country finished 7th in the medal table.

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Medal summary

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Athletics 107320
Boxing 0145
Cycling 0011
Swimming 0011
Taekwondo 0112
Volleyball 1102
Total11101031

Medal table

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Benjamin Kigen Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 26 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Lilian Kasait Rengeruk Athletics Women's 5000 metres 26 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Samuel Gathimba Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk 28 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emily Ngii Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk 28 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Women's team Volleyball Women's tournament 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold George Manangoi Athletics Men's 1500 metres 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Titus Ekiru Athletics Men's half marathon 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Robert Kiprop Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Julius Yego Athletics Men's javelin throw 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Quailyne Jebiwott Kiprop Athletics Women's 1500 metres 30 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Vanice Nyagisera Athletics Women's 400 metres hurdles 30 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gaudencia Nakhumicha Makokha
Naomie Too
Beach volleyball Women's tournament 20 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Faith Ogallo Taekwondo Women's +73 kg22 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cornelius Tuwei Athletics Men's 800 metres 28 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Grace Wanjiru Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk 28 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mercy Gitahi Athletics Women's 3000 metres steeplechase 28 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hassan Shaffi Bakari Boxing Men's flyweight (52 kg)29 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alexander Kiprotich Athletics Men's javelin throw 30 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mathew Sawe Athletics Men's high jump 30 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Mary Kuria Athletics Women's 1500 metres 30 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Edward Zakayo Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Everlyne Aluocheolod Taekwondo Women's –73 kg22 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nancy Akinyi Debe Cycling Women's cross-country marathon23 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Sylvia Brunlehner
Rebecca Kamau
Emily Muteti
Maria Brunlehner
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 24 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Boniface Maina Boxing Men's welterweight (69 kg)28 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Elly Ochola Boxing Men's heavyweight (91 kg)28 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze George Ouma Boxing Men's middleweight (75 kg)28 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fredrick Ramogi Boxing Men's super heavyweight (+91 kg)28 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Maximila Imali
Milcent Ndoro
Maureen Nyatichi Thomas
Joan Cherono  [ de ]
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 28 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Richard Yator Athletics Men's 5000 metres 30 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Charles Simotwo Athletics Men's 1500 metres 30 August

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Kenya competed in both the men's and women's tournaments.

The men's team lost all their matches in the group phase and did not advance to the semi-finals.

The women's team finished in 4th place.

Archery

Kenya competed in archery. [2] Sayed Mohamed Akeel, Shehzana Anwar and Diramu Golicha Elema competed in several archery events.

Athletics

In total 61 athletes competed in athletics. [3] Beatrice Chepkoech, Paul Tanui and Julius Yego are among the athletes to represent Kenya in athletics at the 2019 African Games. [1] Hyvin Kiyeng, Conseslus Kipruto, Benjamin Kigen and Joash Kiplimo were scheduled to compete. [3]

Titus Ekiru won the men's half marathon with a time of 1:01:42. [4] He became the first Kenyan to win this event at the African Games. [4] This was also a new African Games record.

Badminton

Kenya competed in badminton with 8 players. [2] [5]

Boxing

Ethan Maina, Boniface Mugunde, Nick Okoth, Boniface Mugunde, George Kosby, Veronica Mbithe and Elizabeth Akinyi were among the boxers to represent Kenya at the 2019 African Games. [6] [7] Lorna Kusa also represented Kenya in boxing. [8]

Chess

Kenya competed in chess. [9] Mehul Manilal Gohil, Mongeli Maingi, Joyce Nyaruai Ndirangu and Ricky Kipng'etich Sang were scheduled to compete in chess.

Cycling

Kenya competed in both mountain bike cycling and road cycling.

Nancy Akinyi Debe won one of the two bronze medals in the women's cross-country marathon event. Fatima Zahraa El Hayani representing Morocco also won a bronze medal in this event as both cyclists finished with a time of 2:29:58.520.

Handball

Kenya competed in the women's handball tournament. The women's team lost all their matches and did not advance to the quarter-finals.

Judo

18 athletes represented Kenya in judo. [10] Among these are: Esther Ikiugu, Carlos Ochieng, Evans Omondi, Kimberly Okwisa, Peterson Gathiru, Lydia Wangui, Mathew Mutinda, Alice Lokale, Isaac Muyale, and Diana Kana. [10] [11]

Karate

Kenya competed in karate. [12]

Rowing

Five rowers represented Kenya in rowing.

Paluwas Ramadhani competed in the men's single sculls 500 metres event.

Diana Natecho competed in the women's single sculls 500 metres event.

Alex Osiako competed in the men's lightweight single sculls 500 metres event.

Josephine Wangithi competed in the women's lightweight single sculls 500 metres event.

Diana Natecho and Suleiman Ramdhani competed in the mixed 2 × 500 metres single sculls event.

Shooting

Two athletes represented Kenya in shooting (in the men's trap and men's skeet events).

Matharu Jaspal Singh competed in the men's trap and the men's skeet event.

Dhruv Rajesh Shah competed in the men's skeet event.

Swimming

Kenya competed in swimming. [2] Eight swimmers were scheduled to compete: Maria Chantal Brunlehner, Rebecca Wacui Kamau, Maahir Abdulkadir Mohamed Marunani, Issa Abdulla Mohamed, Ridhwan Abubakar Bwana Mohamed, Emily Siobhan Muteti, Samuel Kariuki Ndonga and Swaleh Abubakar Talib.

Kenyan swimmers won the bronze medal in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event.

Table tennis

Kenya competed in table tennis. [13]

Taekwondo

Faith Wanjiku Ogallo won the silver medal in the women's +73 kg event.

Everlyne Aluocheolod won a bronze medal in the women's –73 kg event.

Tennis

Kenya competed in tennis.

Triathlon

Kenyan athletes competed in the men's, the women's event and the mixed relay event. [14] [15] [16]

Volleyball

Both Kenya's men's team and women's team competed at the 2019 African Games. [1] [17] The women's team won the gold medal in the women's tournament.

Kenya also won the silver medal in the women's beach volleyball tournament.

Weightlifting

Kenya competed in weightlifting.

Wrestling

Kenya competed in wrestling. [18] No medals were won. [18]

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