Tokyo Olympics: Malkia Strikers Suffers another Loss against Serbia
Malkia Strikers are yet to pick a favorable result at the ongoing Summer Olympics Games having lost to hosts Japan in their opener before following up that disappointing result with another one against South Korea.
Malkia Strikers was keen to make amends in their third fixture against Serbia on Thursday, July 29, only for them to lose 3-0.
Despite the frustrating results, the Kenyan team did put up a spirited performance against the world champions as they came up close in two sets.
Kenya narrowly lost the first set 21-25, with the second one ending in an 11-25 loss.
The team came close to winning the third, only to lose by a fine margin of 20-25.
Malkia is scheduled to take on Brazil and the Dominican Republic in two of their last fixtures of the preliminary round.
How Kenyans reacted to Malkia Strikers defeat a number of Kenyans have since taken to social media to react to the team’s third successive defeat, with some sending the team messages of support.