Team Kenya manager Thaddeus Wamunyu described the performance as an encouraging start, noting that reaching a final at a global youth competition was no mean achievement.

Kenya will be represented in athletics, rugby sevens, basketball 3×3, swimming, boxing, cycling, fencing, judo, Baseball5, beach handball, beach wrestling, triathlon and wushu.

Speaking during the engagement, Naivas Supermarket Chief Commercial Officer, Jorsen Patten, said the partnership reflects the retailer’s commitment to supporting initiatives that empower young people and contribute to the development of Kenyan sports.

The event will make history as the first Olympic Games to be staged on African soil, placing Senegal at the centre of a major milestone in the continent’s sporting history.

The squad is banking on recent international exposure and continued training to sharpen its competitiveness as it prepares to represent the country on the global stage.

Kenya will field the second-largest delegation after hosts Senegal, who will have 139 athletes.

At just 16 years old, Demesi is already making her mark in Kenyan sport. She has made history as Kenya’s first female boxer to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games, and now she is chasing an even bigger dream — winning gold.

The squad comprises Rashid Rechene, Florence Masimbi, Clement Niyomuhoza, Nyataba Kuek, Lourance Namukiza and Arno Yfunga, who say they are ready for the challenge after weeks of intensive preparation in Kenya.