Feature: On Kenya's first rink, Ice Lions roar for Olympic glory

by Xinhua writers Wang Qi, You Huiyuan, Li Zhuoqun

NAIROBI, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- On a 32-by-12-meter sheet of ice chilled to minus 25 degrees Celsius, ice hockey is taking root on the equator. Kenya has become the 84th member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, carving out a place in the sport far from snow, winter, or tradition.

In October 2024, Kenya joined the world's largest hockey community as