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The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) yesterday sponsored the Kenya men’s Sevens rugby team in an event held at the RFUEA grounds as they prepare for their Paris 2024 Olympic Games qualifier event to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The event was graced by NOC-K Secretary General Francis Mutuku and Treasurer Eliud Kariuki.

The sponsorship is part of the NOCK’s strategy to support teams on their Paris 2024 Olympic Games pathway.

Shujaa becomes the third team sport to receive this kind of support after the women’s hockey team and the Malkia Strikers who recently got crowned African champions.

Shujaa who are scheduled to leave the country today 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.

Speaking during cheque handing over,NOC-K Secretary General Francis Mutuku touched on 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,” added Mutuku.