Faith Ogallo

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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.{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|date=23 February 2020|title=Egyptian and Moroccan athletes earn Tokyo 2020 berths at African taekwondo qualifier|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091001/african-taekwondo-qualifier-tokyo-2020|url-status=live|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208215414/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1091001/african-taekwondo-qualifier-tokyo-2020|archive-date=8 December 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Day 2 results|url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/draw-day2.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225082759/http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/draw-day2.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2020|access-date=9 August 2020|website=2020 African Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament}}

Career

She previously competed in basketball but was recommended to switch to taekwondo by her Kibabii University taekwondo coach.{{Cite news|last=Jonckheere|first=Karien|date=31 August 2020|title=Faith Ogallo, Kenya's taekwondo sensation|work=New Frame|url=https://www.newframe.com/faith-ogallo-kenyas-taekwondo-sensation/|access-date=4 February 2021}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf|title=Taekwondo Day 2 Results|website=2019 African Games|url-status=live|access-date=24 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626031910/https://www.ma-regonline.com/results/1381/RESULTS%20DAY%202%20-%2012TH%20ALL%20AFRICAN%20GAMES%20-%20G4.pdf|archive-date=26 June 2020}}{{Cite news|last=O'Kane|first=Patrick|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1083803/corbett-leads-south-african-gold-rush|title=Swimmer Corbett claims second gold with 100m breaststroke triumph at African Games|date=22 August 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=25 February 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Faith Ogallo |url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/queens-baton-relay/batonbearer-stories/faith-ogallo |website=Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022 |access-date=29 April 2022 |ref=Yes |language=en}}