More than 60 archers trained on use of modern equipment

Aspiring archers drawn from more than 10 counties gathered at the Kibiku area, Ngong of Kajiado County for a two-day Archery orientation and competition organized by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya and the Irene Limika Foundation.

The event kicked off on Friday, 23rd September, 2022 and ended on Saturday 24th September 2022.

The Archery event, christened “Arrows for Peace” held its second edition, following a successful inaugural one held in Mount Elgon in the month of July, with participants drawn mainly from counties in the North Rift.

The ‘bow and arrow’ sport, which is an Olympic event, is being held as part of NOC-K’s sports for peace program with the objective to propagate the fundamentals of Olympism within the framework of sports.

More than 60 participants from Narok, Isiolo, Samburu, Laikipia, West Pokot, Tana River, Kerciho, Bomet, Machakos, Kajiado and Nandi were trained on the use of modern archery sport equipment provided by NOC-K, after which a competition was held, with winners walking home with attractive prize awards.

Bomet emerged as the top county with eight participants, followed by Isiolo and Narok respectively.

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As part of its strategic goal of building partnerships, NOC-K hosted this second edition of the competition in conjunction with Irene Limika Foundation founded by former elite athlete and social volunteer who seeks to bring together communities from various regions in Kenya to coexist harmoniously using sports. Irene identified Archery as a strategic sport owing to its familiarity with the said communities, now urged to use it by shooting to win and not to kill.

“We are extremely proud to lead this partnership with Irene Limika Foundation to realize the aspirations of peace using sports because we are convinced that sport, which is structured and playing by the rules can be a tool to realize personal and communal development, education and social integration”, said NOC-K Secretary General, Francis Mutuku.

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He further noted that through the initiative, NOC-K will nurture inter-communal dialogues, solidarity and sustainable peace because the Olympic Movement daily uses sport to promote peace and the Olympic principles around the world.