Kenyan Paralympian Julietta Moipo, 22, is set to make history as one of the first two Kenyan women to compete in para taekwondo at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Overcoming a childhood accident that led to the amputation of her right arm, Moipo found her calling in para taekwondo after finishing secondary school, remarkably qualifying for the Paralympics without a single competitive kick in her category at the African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal, in February 2024.

• Moipo and fellow athlete Stency Neema will be the first Kenyan women to compete in para taekwondo at the Paralympics.
• Her arm was amputated at age 3 due to a severe infection following an untreated accident at her Laikipia home.
• Moipo qualified for the Paris Paralympics in the under-57 category after her opponent withdrew from the continental qualifier.