Kenya at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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| Competitors | 75 in 4 sports | |||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
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Total 0 |
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Kenya is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016.
Archery
One Kenyan archer qualified for the women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the three Olympic places available from the 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek, Namibia, anticipating the nation's Olympic return to the sport for the first time since 2000.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
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| Women's individual | ||||||||||
Athletics
Kenyan athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]
- Men's 200 m – 2 quota places
- Men's 400 m – 3 quota places
- Men's 800 m – 3 quota places
- Men's 1500 m – 3 quota places
- Men's 5000 m – 3 quota places
- Men's 10000 m – 3 quota places
- Men's 400 m hurdles – 3 quota places (Nicholas Bett, Boniface Mucheru)
- Men's 3000 m steeplechase – 3 quota places
- Men's javelin throw – 1 quota place (Julius Yego)
- Men's marathon – 3 quota places
- Men's 20 km walk – 2 quota places (Samuel Gathimba, Simon Wachira)
- Women's 400 m – 2 quota places
- Women's 800 m – 3 quota places
- Women's 1500 m – 3 quota places
- Women's 5000 m – 3 quota places
- Women's 10000 m – 3 quota places
- Women's 3000 m steeplechase – 3 quota places
- Women's marathon – 3 quota places
Boxing
Kenya has entered one boxer to compete in the men's welterweight division into the Olympic boxing tournament. Rayton Okwiri had claimed his Olympic spot with a semifinal victory at the 2016 African Qualification Tournament in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result |
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| Rayton Okwiri | Welterweight | ||||||
Rugby sevens
Men's tournament
Kenyan men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 Rugby Africa Sevens Championships in Johannesburg, South Africa.[5]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Women's tournament
Kenyan women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a runner-up finish at the 2015 Rugby Africa Sevens Championships in Johannesburg, as the qualifying winners South Africa decided not to accept their Olympic berth.[6]
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
See also
References
- ↑ "Egypt Qualifies 2 at Rio 2016 African Qualification Tournament". World Archery Federation. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Weekend’s finalists confirmed as first boxers from African Olympic qualification event secure quota places for Rio". AIBA. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics dreams edge for Kenya". Kenya: The Standard. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ Trehan, Dev (15 December 2015). "Kenya accept Sevens place at 2016 Rio Olympic Games". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 December 2015.