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Olympics: Kenya beat hosts Japan to register first win hours after losing 31-0 to Great Britain

Lionesses Beat Japan In 9th Place Semifinal [photo courtesy]

Kenya Lionesses registered their first win at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating hosts Japan 21-17 on Friday morning.

Kenya took a commanding 14-5 halftime lead before Japan rallied to move 17-14 up late in the final half forcing the African Queens to dig deep and a last-minute try saw the East Africans seal the victory and qualify for the Tokyo Olympics ninth place playoff slated for Saturday morning.

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