Kenya at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics

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Kenya at the
2024 Winter Youth Olympics
Flag of Kenya.svg
Flag of Kenya
IOC code KEN
NOC Kenyan Olympic Committee
in Gangwon, South Korea
19 January 2024 (2024-01-19) – 1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Competitors2 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Issa Laborde & Ashley Ongonga
Flag bearer (closing)TBD
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

Kenya is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This will be Kenya's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having debuted at the Games at the second edition in 2016.

Contents

The Kenyan team consisted of two athletes (one man and one woman) competing in two sports. [1] Alpine skier Issa Laborde and cross-country skier Ashley Ongonga were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [2]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 101
Cross-country skiing 011
Total112

Alpine skiing

Kenya qualified one male alpine skier. [3] [4] French-born skier Issa Gachingiri Laborde Dit Pere chose to represent his mother's country of Kenya in international competition. [5]

Men
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Issa Laborde Super-G —58.3541
Giant slalom 54.124850.09371:44.2137
Slalom 56.185359.85341:56.0335
Combined 59.23461:06.56352:05.7935

Cross-country skiing

Kenya qualified one female cross-country skier. [6] [7] Italian based skier Ashley Tshanda Ongonga has dual citizenship with Italy and Kenya and chose to represent the latter.. [8] Ongonga becomes the first female cross-country skier from the continent of Africa to qualify for the Winter Youth Olympics. [9] [10]

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ashley Ongonga 7.5 km classical —
Sprint freestyle

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gangwon 2024 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers Information" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ Cherrier, Solen (10 December 2023). "Slalom géant : le Français qui skie pour le Kenya" [Giant slalom: the Frenchman who skis for Kenya]. La Tribune (in French). Paris, France. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Kohlhuber, Nicolas (5 November 2023). "Issa Laborde - the Kenyan Skier Aiming for the Winter Olympics After Gangwon 2024: "I Hope That It's the Beginning of Something"". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cross-Country quotas list for Youth Olympic Winter Games 2024". www.fis-ski.com/. International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Okumu, Bernard (20 December 2023). "Skier Ashley Ongong'a makes history after qualifying for Winter Youth Olympics". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Italy-based Ongong'a to represent Kenya at Winter Youth Olympics". The Star . Nairobi, Kenya. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Kipkorir, Tony (19 December 2023). "History Maker! Kenyan Skier Ashley Ogonga qualifies for Olympic Games". www.sportpesanews.com. Sport Pesa. Retrieved 27 December 2023. She becomes the first ever African female cross-country skier to qualify for the games.
  10. ↑ Ayodi, Ayumba (16 January 2024). "Kenyan teens eye history at Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea". Daily Nation . Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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