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THEY DARED TO DREAM: Kenya's Paralympics team head back home with heads held high

Athletes compete in the Men's 5000 m (T11) during the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Kenya has ended the 2016 Paralympics Games that started in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 7 with a total of six medals; three gold, one silver and two bronze.

As usual, the medals came from athletics, which is Kenya’s stronghold in international sports. The medals were won by Samuel Kimani Mushai (two gold), Henry Kiprono Kirwa (one gold and a bronze), Nancy Koech Chelagat (silver) and Wilson Bii (bronze).

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