This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
On October 2, 2019, Kenya welcomed delegates from 12 African countries to the inaugural Regional Youth Leadership Summit for the Special Olympics at the Trade Mark Hotel in Nairobi's Village Market.
The summit, which concluded on Friday, October 4, 2019, aimed to bridge the gap between sportsmen and women with intellectual disabilities, promoting social inclusion and acceptance through sports.
Delegates from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe attended the summit.
Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Amina Mohammed, welcomed the delegates, stating, 'Sports has to build a world where everyone is accepted, respected and dignified, therefore you are both the foundation and the building blocks of a unified generation.'
Kenya's success in the Summer Special Olympics in March 2019, where they won 12 gold medals, eight silver, and five bronze, was a testament to the country's commitment to promoting inclusivity through sports.
