BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Youngster Jepkosgei happy with call-up to national team

Thirteen year old Sharon Jepkosgei from Soini Primary School in Nandi County attempts to block a dodge ball from Yvonne Wavinya (right) during a training session at the Flamingo By PrideInn Beach ahead of the Beach Volleyball Africa Qualifying Sub-Zonal 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Qualifier which will be held in Tanzania this month, January 04, 2020. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

Hot on the heels of her first national beach volleyball team call-up, youngster Sharon Jepkosgei is hoping for a further breakthrough.

“I need to work extremely hard as I have a bright future and that I deserve to be in the national team,” said Jepkosgei after training yesterday in Mombasa.