SKATING: Sport gains roots in Mombasa

Skating is becoming a popular sport in Mombasa with a sizeable number of sponsors chipping in to help the youths venturing into the sport. Over 200 children converged at the Treasury Square in Mombasa to compete in the inaugural Mombasa County Roller Skating competition where the participants were drawn from Mombasa, Kilifi and Kwale counties.

Officials of Coast Sports Federation said they are introducing the sport in the area to kill boredom and idleness among the youth during the ongoing long holidays. In East Africa, Kenya is the only country in the region that has taken part in the World Roller Speed Skating Championships in 2008 and 2013 events in Spain and Belgium respectively.

 Event oraginsers through Mombasa County Skating Association Secretary Muli Mulili , several events have been planned to make sure the sport becomes popular.