Wednesday twenty sixth February, 2025 01:00 AM|
Kenya Amateur Wrestling Association (KAWA) has reaffirmed its dedication to the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, asserting that scouts and coaches are at the moment nurturing 20 recognized kids who will embark on qualifier tournaments beginning this November.
Speaking on Monday at KAWA’s places of work in Nairobi, Association Secretary General Erick Walucho, alongside treasurer Paul Karani and president Eliud Kariuki, assured that the 20 wrestlers are present process rigorous coaching routines throughout and after faculty to make sure their health ranges meet worldwide requirements forward of the Dakar Games.
“We just had our first national competition last Saturday in Nairobi, featuring 100 wrestlers from seven counties across the country. We had wrestlers as young as eight years old competing, which is a testament to the growing popularity of wrestling,” stated Walucho.
He added that the affiliation is concentrating on 15-year-olds who might be eligible for the Dakar Games, which is able to function solely cadet wrestlers aged 16-17.
KAWA additionally revealed that United World Wrestling (UWW) will ship youth wrestling coaches and consultants for coaching camps in April, August and December this yr as a part of a totally funded youth improvement program geared toward making ready Kenyan wrestlers for the qualifiers set to start in November.
KAWA’s essential occasion this yr would be the second version of the East Africa Amateur Wrestling Championships, scheduled for August in Nairobi.
However, earlier than that, the affiliation has lined up a sequence of native tournaments, beginning in Mombasa in March, adopted by Naivasha later that month and concluding with the April wrestling video games in Trans Nzoia County.
The extremely anticipated Youth Olympic Games will happen in Dakar, Senegal, from October 31 to November 13, 2026.
KAWA stays hopeful of securing not less than 4 qualification slots from the 20 kids at the moment below improvement.
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