Kenya names squad for Deaflympics

World junior 200meters Deaf Athletics champion Kenya's Beryl Wamira after leading in the 100 meters during the opening of the 1st Africa Deaf Athletics Championship Games at Kasarani stadium on Tuesday, September 17, 2019. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) on Wednesday named their athletes set to participate in the delayed 2021 Summer Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul in Brazil.

DAAK listed 44 athletes who qualified for the global event scheduled to run from May 1 to 15 following the conclusion of the two-day trials at Nyayo National Stadium.