East Africa Secondary SchoolsGames: Kenyans vow to rise again after finishing second

Kenya's Pamela Kosgei won the girls 5000m race at the East Africa School Games in Arusha, Tanzania on September 20,2022. [Courtesy]

There were shocks and surprises at the 2022 Federation of East Africa Secondary Schools Sports Association (FEASSSA) games held in Arusha, Tanzania.

Returning after a two-year break following the Covid-19 pandemic, the showpiece christened the mini Olympic lived up to its billing as over 2500 students from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania converged to battle for top honours in various sports disciplines. The highlight of this year's championship was when the President of the International Schools Sports Federation (ISF) Laurent Petrynka graced the games.