{"id":1167,"date":"2026-11-08T15:07:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2026-11-08T15:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:07:46","slug":"kenya-lioness-make-history-with-historic-olympic-youth-games-gold-by-cyrus-munyao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1167","title":{"rendered":"Kenya lioness make history with historic olympic youth games gold by Cyrus Munyao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kenya’s Rising Lionesses have made history after winning gold in the women’s rugby competition at the 2026 Dakar Olympic Youth Games, marking a significant milestone for the country’s sporting ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victory represents a major achievement for Kenyan rugby and highlights the growing competitiveness of young female athletes on the international stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The team returned home following their successful campaign, receiving recognition for their performance and contribution to Kenya’s sporting reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The achievement is particularly significant for women’s rugby, a sport that has continued to attract young talent across the country despite challenges relating to funding, infrastructure and access to professional training facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenya’s success at the competition is also expected to inspire more young girls to participate in rugby and other competitive sporting activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The achievement further reinforces the country’s position as one of Africa’s emerging forces in rugby, building on its established reputation in international sevens competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports stakeholders are expected to use the victory as an opportunity to strengthen grassroots development and invest in programmes aimed at nurturing young female athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kenya’s Rising Lionesses have made history after winning gold in the women’s rugby competition at the 2026 Dakar Olympic Youth Games, marking a significant milestone for the country’s sporting ambitions. The victory represents a major achievement for Kenyan rugby and highlights the growing competitiveness of young female athletes on the international stage. Photo: Courtesy The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1169,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1167\/revisions\/1169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}