{"id":99837,"date":"2023-08-06T17:06:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/cyclists-kiptala-graham-struggle-at-youth-games"},"modified":"2023-08-06T17:56:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T17:56:21","slug":"cyclists-kiptala-graham-struggle-at-youth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/cyclists-kiptala-graham-struggle-at-youth-games","title":{"rendered":"Cyclists Kiptala, Graham struggle at Youth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Team Kenya cyclists Daniel Kiptala and Billy Graham finished 12th and 23rd respectively in the individual time trials on Day One of the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The results left Kenya second in Africa behind South Africa but ahead of Namibia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The duo is scheduled to compete in the road race on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Graham said: &#8220;Our main challenge today was the fluctuating weather conditions, with the high temperatures and rains affecting our rhythm. 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