Kenya sharpens its edge ahead of Glasgow Games

Scotland's Kennedy LEONARD (right) is challenged by Kenya's Victoria Reynolds during their Women 3x3 Basketball match at Smithfield Market in Birmingham, United Kingdom on July 31, 2022. [File, Standard]

With less than two months before the 2026 Commonwealth Games light up Glasgow, Scotland, Team Kenya is quietly engineering one of its most deliberate and structured build-ups in recent memory.

The Games, set to be held from July 23 to August 2, will look markedly different from previous editions. A scaled-down programme featuring just 10 sports, including Para disciplines, will bring together about 3,000 athletes from 74 nations across four tightly clustered venues.