Our Athletes
From the Rift Valley to the Alps — the athletes carrying Kenya’s flag onto the world’s snow.
Philip Kimely Boit
Olympic Pioneer · Kenya's First Winter Olympian
A middle-distance runner from Eldoret who had never seen snow, Philip Boit became the first Kenyan ever to compete at a Winter Olympics, a three-time Olympian and three-time flag bearer who opened the door for every Kenyan winter athlete who followed.
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Sabrina Simader
The "Snow Leopard" · First African Woman in Olympic Alpine Skiing
Known as the "Snow Leopard," Sabrina Simader is one of the most influential figures in African winter sports, the first African woman to race the Alpine World Cup circuit and to compete in Olympic alpine skiing, now an advocate for the athletes who follow her.
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Issa Gachingiri Laborde
Olympian · Kenya's Flag Bearer, Milano Cortina 2026
Raised in the French Alps by a Kenyan mother and a French father, Issa chose to race for Kenya, and at just 18 carried the national flag at the Milano Cortina 2026 opening ceremony, one of the youngest flag bearers in Kenya's Olympic history.
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