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Kenyan Paralympic team: Six more athletes qualify for Tokyo games

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The paralympic team from left, Irene Tanui, Sang Wesley Kimeli, Felix Kipruto, train at 64 Stadium in Eldoret before heading to Tunisia for Olympic qualifies on March 14 2021. 28.02.2021. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

After returning from the Tunis World Para-Athletics Grand Prix on Monday, the Kenyan Paralympic team is still targeting to increase the number of participants at this year's Tokyo Olympics Games.

The Tunis’ qualifier event welcomed 55 countries with Kenya fielding a team of 45 athletes in track, field, wheelchair race and long jump.

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