Name: Kenya's sole Milan-Cortina athlete shares thoughts on Winter Games
Uploaded: 2026-02-24T04:49:32+08:00
Duration: 3 min 18 s
Description: Kenya was represented by just one athlete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Issa Laborde was Kenya's flag bearer at the opening ceremony and he will do the same job at the Closing Ceremony. It comes after Sabrina Simader, who competed at the 2018

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Kenya was represented by just one athlete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Issa Laborde was Kenya's flag bearer at the opening ceremony and he will do the same job at the Closing Ceremony. It comes after Sabrina Simader, who competed at the 2018 Olympics, withdrew citing financial pressures. Laborde competed in the Men's Giant Slalom. Born in France, he has a French father and a Kenyan mother. And although he finished well down the order in 2026... he's already looking ahead to 2030. CGTN's Dan Williams caught up with him in Milan.

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