Faith Ogallo Explained

Faith Ogallo (born 3 February 1994) is a Kenyan taekwondo practitioner. She represented Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan after qualifying at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Rabat, Morocco.^[1] ^[2]

Career

She previously competed in basketball but was recommended to switch to taekwondo by her Kibabii University taekwondo coach.^[3]

In 2019, she represented Kenya at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, and won the silver medal in the women's +73 kg event.^[4] ^[5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's +67 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

In November 2021, she participated in the Queen's Baton Relay ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[6]

Year	Tournament	Place	Weight class
2019		2nd	+73 kg
2021		3rd	+73 kg

News: Pavitt. Michael. 23 February 2020. Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 8 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201208215414/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091001/african-taekwondo-qualifier-tokyo-2020. 8 December 2020.
Web site: Day 2 results. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082759/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/draw-day2.pdf. 25 February 2020. 9 August 2020. 2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
News: Jonckheere. Karien. 31 August 2020. Faith Ogallo, Kenya's taekwondo sensation. New Frame. 4 February 2021.
Web site: Taekwondo Day 2 Results. 2019 African Games. live. 24 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200626031910/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf. 26 June 2020.
News: O'Kane. Patrick. Swimmer Corbett claims second gold with 100m breaststroke triumph at African Games. 22 August 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 25 February 2020.
Web site: Faith Ogallo . Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022 . 29 April 2022 . Yes . en.