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Kenya Sevens sides prepare for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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Kenya's Johnstone Olindi races away from the Spain defence for a try on day two of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2019 men's competition on 6 December 2019.  [Photo credit: Mike Lee - KLC  for World Rugby]

Next year will see the Kenya men’s rugby sevens team grace the Olympic Games in Tokyo in what will be Shujaa’s major assignment of the year.

While a podium finish in the Japanese capital might look like a far-fetched target, the East Africans will definitely seek to improve their pecking order from three years ago when they had a disappointing outing at the Rio Olympics after winning one match in five contests.

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