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Kenya At The 2020 Summer Paralympics
Kenya competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. Medalists Competitors Athletics Two Kenyan athlete Samwel Kimani (Men's 1500m & 5000m T11) & Nancy Chelangat Koech (Women's 1500m T11) successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit. Powerlifting Rowing Kenya qualified one boats in the women's single sculls events for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 FISA African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage See also * Kenya at the Paralympics *Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics References 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ... Nations at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Chelangat Koech
Nancy Chelangat Koech is a visually impaired Kenyan Paralympic athlete. She represented Kenya at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T11 event. She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field event organised by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 7 to 15 November 2019 ... held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres T11 event. References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Paralympic athletes (track and field) with a vision impairment Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenya At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ... competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1956, having boycotted the 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow Games. Kenya's medal tally was slightly down from 6 gold and 13 total medals in Kenya at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016, but it still won far more medals than any other African nation. Medalists Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Athletics Kenyan athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
