L. MathekaKNPC’s officials looking to revive para sports in Western Kenya
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Newly elected KNPC chairperson Milare reiterated the committee’s commitment to working hand in hand with the government in the identification and nurturing of talents
Kenya National Paralympic Committee (KNPC) members Dennis Muga and patron John Tita are on a mission to revive para sports in Western Kenya.
Tita, a former treasurer of the committee is optimistic, just days after they ushered in their new chairperson Ronald Milare after Agnes Oluoch’s two terms came to an end.
“We are focusing on different regions for different talents and working with individual athletes from a young age. I have started in Kisumu with swimming and powerlifting and hope to qualify these athletes for the 2024 Olympics in Paris,” Tita said, adding that the response is good.
Tita represented Kenya in para swimming and powerlifting in Finland 2003 and was also part of the 2008 Beijing Olympics before retiring and serving as treasurer under Oluoch’s regime from 2014-2021 after which he resigned from his position.
“For Kenya to have glory in para-sports, we need to tap talent from all over the country,” Muga who also served as vice chairperson from 2014 said.
The former para-sports athletes now have targeted primary, secondary schools and private institutions in western Kenya with Kisumu, Kakamega, Mumias and Bungoma towns serving as their base, to tap talents.
Meanwhile, newly elected KNPC chairperson Milare reiterated the committee’s commitment to working hand in hand with the government in the identification and nurturing of talents as part of their plan to qualify more athletes for international sporting events.
Milare is also in on the project by Tita and Muga who have embarked on a journey to register more persons with disabilities to KNPC and offer them opportunities to different sporting events based on their talents.
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