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Grancy Kandagor

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Grancy Kandagor
Personal information
Full nameGrancy Jebichii Kandagor
Born2000 (age 23–24)
Sport
Country Kenya
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Deaflympics
Bronze medal – third place Caxias do Sul 2021 10000m

Grancy Jebichii Kandagor (born 2000) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who has specialized in long-distance running.[1]

Career

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She made her maiden Deaflympic appearance during the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022) and claimed her first Deaflympic medal during the course of the multi-sport event in the women's 10000m event.[2][3] She was initially in firm contention of winning the gold in 10000m event but eventually lost her way out as she picked up a knee injury after falling down during the race.[4] She settled for a bronze medal and she insisted that they planned for a Kenyan podium finish in the event but the plans were ruined with few stumbling blocks. Coincidentally, her fellow Kenyan compatriot Serah Wangari claimed silver medal in the same competition.[3][5] The medal achievements of both Wangari and Grancy is also the first time that Kenya had secured a medal in the 10000m race at a Deaflympic event.[4] The medals were also the first set of medals won by Kenya at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Grancy Jebichii KANDAGOR". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  2. ^ Okumu, Bernard (2022-03-09). "Road to Brazil: Athletics Deaflympics squad picked". KBC. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  3. ^ a b Oyugi, Ochieng. "Kenyans bag silver, bronze in Brazil". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  4. ^ a b Isaboke, Alex (2022-05-09). "Kenya Breaks Women's 10,000m Medal Jinx in Deaflympics". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
  5. ^ "Ponce Juarez wins first athletics gold of Deaflympics in women's 10,000m". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  6. ^ "Kenya bags first medals at Deaflympics". Nation. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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