Kenya’s sole medalist at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Samson Opiyo Ojuka is the LG/SJAK Sports Personality of the Month (SPOM) for September 2024.
The law student from Kenyatta University bagged a silver medal in Long Jump T37 category.
The 28-year-old is also a sprinter, won the silver medal in a new African Record of 6.20 metres in men’s long jump T37 on September 3 at the Stade de France.
Ojuka is the first Kenyan to win a medal in Long Jump in the history of Paralympics or Olympics.
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He is also the first to win a medal at the Paralympics in field events since Mary Nakhumicha bagged silver in Javelin Throw at the Beijing 2008 Games.
He went into the Paris 2024 Paralympics with a personal best of 5.73m from the World Para Athletics Championships that were held May this year.
At the Paris Games, Ojuka came second behind Brian Lionel from Argentina (6.42m) and ahead of Brazilian Cardoso on countback with a similar distance of 6.20m.
Ojuka shattered the previous African Record of 6.05m set by Andrea Dalle Ave from South Africa in 2015 in Johannesburg.
