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Malkia Strikers legend Janet Wanja reacts during their training session at Kasarani Indoor Arena on August 24, 2018. [File, Standard]
If you told the Paris Olympics organisers that their decision to hold the opening ceremony along the Seine River was a masterstroke of symbolism, they wouldn't have needed convincing.
The Seine, the lifeblood of Paris and a witness to centuries of history, has always served as a stage for triumphs, transitions and farewells. It was here, on this historic river, that Janet Wanja, one of Kenya's most beloved volleyball players, embarked on her final mission for Malkia Queens.
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