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Shujaa are scheduled to leave the country on Thursday, September 14 for Zimbabwe.
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya on Wednesday, September 13 sponsored the National Sevens rugby team, Shujaa, as they gear up for their Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifier event to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe.
The event, which was held at the RFUEA Grounds, was graced by NOC-K Secretary General Francis Mutuku and Treasurer Eliud Kariuki.
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The sponsorship is part of the NOC-K strategy to support teams on their Paris 2024 Olympic Games pathway.
Shujaa is now the third team sport to receive this kind of support after the women’s hockey team and the Malkia Strikers who were recently crowned as African champions.
Shujaa, who are scheduled to leave the country on Thursday, September 14 for Zimbabwe have had a two-week training camp in Nakuru county after which they moved to Nairobi and have increased their training at the RFUEA grounds to finalize their preparations.
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Speaking during cheque handing over, Mutuku spoke about the criteria used to arrive at the team to support.
“We have sat down as a board and evaluated and seen that our men’s rugby team is one of the team sports with high prospects of making it to Paris.
As they begin their campaign this weekend we want to affirm our support to them through this qualification period,” he said.
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On his part, Co-captain Vincent Onyala expressed confidence in the team’s ability to make it to the games
“We have had very good training sessions and the boys are in a good mood and high spirits therefore I believe we will be in Paris next year,” Onyala said.
Meanwhile, KRU Chair Sasha Mutai thanked NOC-K for the boost to the team as they look to get a ticket to their third Olympic Games. He is optimistic that Shujaa are equal to the task ahead.
“We are in a transition period and we are therefore taking and welcoming all the support we can get. I want to thank NOC-K for continued support, especially during this time when we are on a hunt for the Paris 2024 ticket,” he said.
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