Four athletes have been added to Team Kenya for the 2024 Paralympic Games from August 28 to September 8 in Paris, France.
The quartet were selected during the national time trials at the Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret on Friday morning.
The four are Wesley Sang, Nancy Chelangat, Samuel Mushai and John Lokedi.
Sang' won the T11 1,500m race in 4:03.8 ahead of Evans Rutto’s 4:08.5.
He said: “My target is to win a medal but gold will be good for me and my nation. I have three weeks to sharpen my skills. I want to improve on my speed."
Chelagat, a Paralympics 1500m T11 bronze medallist, hopes to upgrade his third-place finish from the 2020 Tokyo Games.
“I have improved on my training, especially on endurance. I am aiming for gold,” she said.
She qualified for Paris after winning the Eldoret trials in 5:02.0, followed by Mary Waithera (5:05.4) and Priscah Jepkemei’s 5:10.9.
“ I could not perform well in Tokyo due to the hot weather and lack of endurance. I hope the weather will be conducive in Paris,” she said.
Lokedi won the T11 (1500m) and T13 (5000m) categories.
“I am going to work hard in training as I target a good outing in Paris,” said Lokedi.
