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Kenyan Women's Rugby Team Qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics

The world's top women's sevens players will make history when they become the first rugby players to compete for an Olympic Games medal in 92 years with 12 teams competing over three days.

The Star

Kenya's women's seven team has qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics.

  • Kenya:   Sevens Heroes Back

    The Star, 16 December 2015

    Kenya Sevens coach Benjamin Ayimba is optimistic his charges will maintain their rich vein of form displayed in Cape Town during the rest of the World Series season. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Lionesses 7s in Rio Olympics Dreamland

    Capital FM, 16 December 2015

    Kenya Lionesses will join their male Kenya Sevens counterparts; Shujaa, in the flight to the 2016 Rio Olympics after World Rugby confirmed they will be the second local team to… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Kenya Sevens Rises After Cape Town Show

    Nation, 15 December 2015

    Kenya Sevens collected 15 points from Cape Town Sevens to scale two places to ninth with a total 20 points after the second leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series at the weekend. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Rugby Team Has Done Well

    Nation, 14 December 2015

    Kenya Sevens once again gave the country a much-needed Jamhuri Day gift with a sterling performance at the Cape Town Sevens, the second leg of the World Sevens Series. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Sevens Women's Team for Rio Olympic Games?

    The Star, 18 November 2015

    Kenya sevens women's team could feature at the Rio Olympic Games following doubts over South Africa's participations at the event Read more »

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