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Team Kenya Paralympics coach Kirwa says Kenya need to think of how to tackle heat

Gold and Silver Medalist Henry Kirwa is joined by his wife Eunice Kirwa and two months olde son Bravin Kipkorir on arrival of Paralympic Team Kenya from Brazil at JKIA on Friday night, Sept 23, 2016. ]PHOTO: JONAH ONYANGO/STANDARD]

Kenya must find a solution for weather conditions affecting athletes’ performance if the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is anything to go by, Team Kenya Paralympics coach Henry Kirwa has said.

The four-time Paralympics gold medalist said seeing the athletes suffer from heat exhaustion leaves you thinking whether there is something that could have been done.

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