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Kenya to feature in inaugural World Chess Paralympics 2020

Woman Candidate Master Lucy Wanjiru Chess player studying her board during an interview in Nairobi on Friday, Nov 14, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya is among the 30 countries that have qualified to participate in the first World Chess Para-Olympics 2020, a competition for people living with disabilities which will take place from July 28 to August 5 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

This is after Kenya embraced inclusivity by including tournaments for players living with disabilities and women.

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