By Abdul 'Cantar' Hussein | Sports Association Program Officer
CFK’s jump rope team, The CFK Sprinters, will represent CFK and the country of Kenya in this year's World Jump Rope Competition, hosted by CFK partner organization One World One Rope, which will be hosted in Orlando, Florida, from June 30 to July 10, 2014. The team had an intense recruitment process, through which the best of the best were selected.
After months of intense weekly training sessions, the selection of individual jumpers was based on performance, commitment, dedication to jump rope, and discipline within the team. It took quite some time for the coaches to select individuals to go on the trip, since all performed well.
After deciding who would go, the next step in the process was to secure their traveling documents and visas. While it’s a hectic task, through a good relationship between Carolina for Kibera, One World One Rope, and the US embassy, the team was able to secure their visas after an arduous interview process.
Two girls and two boys will be making the trip, along with one coach and a female teacher representative from one of the jumpers’ schools, as is required by the Kenya Ministry of Education. Wish them luck—we’ll be rooting for them!
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