Kenya at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeKEN
NPCKenya National Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors9 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Kenya competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 BronzeNancy Chelangat KoechAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres T1130 August

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics437
Powerlifting011
Rowing011
Total459

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.[3]

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.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Asiya Sururu Women's single sculls 13:45.50 4 13:14.26 5 14:27.48 12

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

See also

References

  1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.


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