Lionesses Beat Japan In 9th Place Semifinal [photo courtesy]Kenya Lionesses registered their first win at the Tokyo Olympics after defeating hosts Japan 21-17 on Friday morning. Hara Wakaba gave the hosts a 5-0 lead after dogging a defensive tackle from Sauda Aura to score Japan’s unconverted try at the left corner. Aura doubled the scores after being released by Janet Okello off a scrum for a comfortable 14-5 halftime lead. Marin Kajiki would then give the hosts a 17-14 lead after bagging a converted try. Earlier on, Kenya lost 31-0 to Great Britain in their last pool match.

Source: Standard Digital July 30, 2021 09:56 UTC