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Paris 2024: Kenya's para team safely arrive in France

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Sports Director Jaxon Indakwa receiving the first batch of Paralympics Team in Paris, on August 8, 2024. [Rodgers Eshitemi, Standard]

The first batch of Kenya's Paralympics team arrived in Paris on Thursday morning beaming with confidence ahead of the Games set to begin on August 28 in the French capital.

Upon touching down at the Charles De Guele airport, the team of 13 athletes and officials went straight to Compiegne, which is about an hour's drive from Paris. This is where they will camp as they do their final preparations for the Games.

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