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Africa champion Kerubo eyes Youth Olympics slot

Mercy Kerubo. 64kg category. 6 medals, 3 gold in the youth, 3 Silver medals in the Junior during the Africa Youth and Junior weightlifting Championship at Shashi Patel Memorial hall, Ruaraka Sports Club, Nairobi. Nov 22, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

At first, Mercy Kerubo,15, was hesitant when national team head coach Douglas Locho introduced her to weightlifting in 2020.

She viewed the sport as male dominated and would not augur well with women and girls like her who had dreams like modelling.

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