Kenyan Athletes Selected for Africa Amateur Championship, Para-Athletics Trials, and Olympic Role

The Kenya Golf Union (KGU) selected an eight-player team to represent Kenya at the 2026 Africa Amateur Championship in South Africa, a premier event for the continent's top male amateur golfers. In a separate event, 312 para-athletes from 26 counties competed for national team slots at the 2026 Para athletics national trials held at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Stadium in Siaya County. Meanwhile, legendary long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge was selected as one of eight athletes to be a flag bearer at the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony. Kipchoge will carry the Olympic Flag into the San Siro Olympic Stadium on February 6.