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NAIROBI, June 19-- Kenya will diversify from traditional sport disciplines and launch a spirited campaign to dominate and navigate new waters after a good showing at the inaugural Africa Beach Games in Sal, Cape Verde. The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) president Paul Tergat believes aquatic sports, martial arts and field events will be better grounds for Kenya to diversify away from over reliance on athletics ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. "We had challenges in logistics to get the team to Sal, Cape Verde. But we have showed good performance and challenged at the top level, which is inspiring to us. We have secured our first gold medal and we can only build on that ahead of the Tokyo Olympics," Tergat said in Nairobi on Wednesday. Athletics has remained Kenya's mainstream competition, which they have long dominated. But Tergat feels widening the medal scope will demand that the country venture into unknown waters and beach competitions is an area Kenya can explore and exploit to challenge giant countries like Australia, United States, China, Russia and Germany. Kenya bagged silver in the men's half-marathon through Charles Mneria who cut the tape in 1:05:24 while beach tennis team of Fazal Khan and Ibrahim Yego earned a silver medal too. "We have massive talent in Kenya not only in athletics but also in other sports like what we have witnessed in Sal, tennis team was fantastic. Beach volleyball, canoeing and water surfing," said Tergat. | 
