Kenya misses Baseball5 podium as swimmers exit Youth Olympics

Still in Dakar, the Kenya Baseball5 team lost 2-1 to Mexico in the third-place playoff, missing out on a podium finish. Kenya had beaten Mexico 2-0 earlier in the tournament, but the Mexicans secured revenge in the bronze medal match. Run VCR... Meanwhile, in swimming, all three Team Kenya swimmers in action failed to advance to the finals after highly competitive heats. Jeremy Rieck was first in action in the men’s 100 metres backstroke, where he clocked 59.15 seconds in heat four but fell short of securing a place in the final. Macrine Kolombo also faced a tough challenge in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke. Competing in heat two, Kolombo stopped the clock at 1 minute 23.33 seconds, while Neo Olengo recorded 1 minute 8.49 seconds in heat three of the men’s 100 metres breaststroke.