Young Shujaa Team Finishes 9th At Paris Olympics

_{Shujaa celebrate after beating Samoa 10-5 for postion 9th/10th placing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.}

PARIS, France- The national rugby sevens team Shujaa continued their strong performance from Thursday, winning back-to-back matches to secure a 9th place finish overall in the 2024 Olympics.

This result mirrors their performance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where they also finished 9th after winning two matches.

On Thursday, Shujaa triumphed over Uruguay in a thrilling sudden-death match, ending with a 19-14
victory. This win set up a contest against Samoa for the 9th-10th place position.

_{Shujaa celebrate after beating Samoa 10-5 for postion 9th/10th placing at the Paris 2024 Olympics.}

Kenya did not disappoint, avenging their 26-0 defeat to Samoa in the last Pool B match by securing a 10-5 victory. John Okoth was the hero, scoring two tries to seal the win.

Head coach Kevin Wambua expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance, highlighting the experience gained by his relatively inexperienced players. “I am so happy with what the boys have done.

Finishing 9th, like in Tokyo, is not stagnant nor an improvement; for us, it was about getting the experience. This team cannot be compared to the Tokyo one that had stars like Collins Injera, Andrew
Amonde, and Willy Ambaka… it’s a pretty young squad,” Wambua said.