Kenya win five paralympics golds in a day
Jul 16, 2007
ALGIERS - Kenya raked in five gold medals in Paralympic athletics to put pressure on the medal leaders at the end of the fifth day of the All Africa Games on Sunday.
ALGIERS - Kenya raked in five gold medals in Paralympic athletics to put pressure on the medal leaders at the end of the fifth day of the All Africa Games on Sunday.
Two Kenyan gold medals from Samuel Muchai (1,500m) and Abraham Tarbei (5,000m) put the east African nation renowned for its distance running prowess in a good position with a total of six golds in all events combined.
Algeria, South Africa and Tunisia were runaway leaders at the end of the day with 16 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze, 15-10-11 and 11-11-14 respectively.
Muchai led a Kenyan medal sweep in the race for the totally blind in 4:15.16 as Henry Wanyoike, who won the 5,000m the previous night, added silver in 4:22.01. Tarbei added Kenya’s second Sunday gold in the 5,000m for the partially blind in 15:25.45
Two Kenyan gold medals from Samuel Muchai (1,500m) and Abraham Tarbei (5,000m) put the east African nation renowned for its distance running prowess in a good position with a total of six golds in all events combined.
Algeria, South Africa and Tunisia were runaway leaders at the end of the day with 16 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze, 15-10-11 and 11-11-14 respectively.
Muchai led a Kenyan medal sweep in the race for the totally blind in 4:15.16 as Henry Wanyoike, who won the 5,000m the previous night, added silver in 4:22.01. Tarbei added Kenya’s second Sunday gold in the 5,000m for the partially blind in 15:25.45