Sports

Sports in Kenya are paralleled with Kenyan culture. Various indigenous traditional sports have prevailed in Kenya as elements of culture and a way of life since the history of mankind. Some of the traditional games and sports prevalent in Kenya since antiquity included but not limited to, wrestling, racing exercises, stick fights, hunting (using spears and arrows), board games, bull fights, and dances.

Today, many sports are popular in Kenya, played both professionally and as recreational physical activities. Among the sports played in Kenya today include athletics (track & field and other running events), cricket, motor sports, football (soccer), rugby, volleyball, basketball, swimming and diving, handball, netball, rounder, baseball, shooting, softball, cycling, martial arts (boxing, karate, kickboxing, judo, and taekwondo), lawn tennis, Table Tennis, Squash, badminton, golf, chess, Horse Riding/Equestrianism, Polo, water sports including surfing and canoeing, , weightlifting, wrestling, Archery, Roller Sports, and Mountain Sports.

Globally, Kenya is mainly known for dominance in middle-distance and long-distance races; Rugby specially the Rugby Sevens and swimming. Kenya has also been a dominant force in ladies’ volleyball within Africa, with both the clubs and the national team winning various continental championships.