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En Garde in Kenya: Fencing for a better life — Sports Life

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Thomas Klein
May 16, 2025

Alexandra Ndolo was raised in Germany, where she had the resources and support to rise to fencing's peak. Ashley Ngoiri grew up in Nairobi having to help provide for her family from a young age. Discovering fencing helped give Ashley both purpose and a profession as a coach. The unlikely pair have a shared mission: transforming Kenya into Africa’s home for fencing.

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Sports Life — Overcoming Challenges with Sports

Everything we know about life can be found in sports: Success and failure, euphoria and despair. Sports Life tells stories from across the globe, where sports drives personal growth and changes lives.