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Sports and Hobbies in Kenya

 

Kenya is a land of acclaimed of numerous sportsmen who rule race tracks each locally and internationally, with an abundance of creative hobbies to pursue in spare time.

 

 

Sports and hobbies in Kenya are embedded within the country's culture and are used to promote the highly social life and collectivist nature of the populace. By investing in sports as a tradition (shown by way of the number of gold medals she has won), Kenya has additionally cemented its fame as a home of sports champions. The Kenyan national anthem is a frequent tune at international sporting occasions as sports men and women obtain accolades for their sporting achievements.

 

 

Notable Kenyan sportsmen

 

 

Kenya has nurtured real sports talent that features sportswomen and men with domestic and worldwide standing who've won numerous gold, silver and bronze medals:

 

 

Great Marathoner Catherine Ndereba

 

Long-distance runner Paul Tergat

 

Long-distance track runner Tegla Loroupe

 

Gold medalist Ezekiel Kemboi

 

Present 800m Olympic world record holder David Rudisha

 

800m Olympic gold medalist and winner of the Golden League Jackpot Pamela Jelimo

 

Olympic gold holder, Samwel Wanjiru (deceased)

 

Safari Rally driver Ian Duncan

 

Rugby's Humphrey Kayange

 

Main sports in Kenya

 

 

There are assortments of major sports that Kenyans are engaged in from childhood, by school years as much as professional level:

 

 

Track & Field

 

 

Kenya is known worldwide for its achievements in track and area, together with brief and lengthy-distance track and field, road and walking races, cross country and marathons.

 

 

Most annual marathons held in Kenya are for social causes, together with:

 

 

Lewa Marathon

 

Customary Chartered Nairobi Marathon

 

Safaricom Marathon

 

Kass Worldwide Marathon

 

Kisumu World AIDS Marathon

 

Sotokoto Safari Marathon

 

Kenya Sevens Rugby Group

 

 

In 2012, Kenya Sevens Workforce finished fourth in 2012's IRB World Sevens Series and had a good start in 2013, with a second place win after England, contesting at Wellington Sevens, New Zealand, which is their greatest efficiency yet. The Safari Sevens Rugby Tournament and Safaricom Sevens are a few of the local rugby events.

 

 

Kenya National Football, the Harambee Stars

 

 

Formerly a force to reckon with, the team is presently a shadow of its former self. Inner management conflicts, misconduct amongst funs and poor pay for players have contributed to poor performance of the staff in national and regional games. Nevertheless, native sports teams equivalent to Gor Mahia and AFC Leopard have an enormous fan base and are focused to vary football in Kenya.

 

 

Frequent Hobbies

 

 

Most Kenyans have individual hobbies primarily based on their interests and where they live. Rural folks are laid back while urban folks are more actively involved of their hobbies. There are hobbies widespread throughout ages, gender, social status and areas in Kenya that embody:

 

 

Attending main events such as festivals, fashion shows, sport matches, political and religious rallies

 

Going to theatres and film cinemas

 

Reading

 

Watching dwelling motion pictures and listening to music

 

Watching native television and radio channels

 

Travelling and touring

 

Karaoke (there's a rising karaoke culture in urban Kenya)

 

Most younger people consider logging into social media as a hobby, checking their accounts a minimum of thrice a day. With nearly every Kenyan having a mobile phone, their spare time is spent in mobile messaging, browsing the internet and socializing by way of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

 

 

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