Impressing the authorities in charge of in team selection, Jenny Compell achieved a monumental feat after successfully gaining a place in Kenya’s player line-up for the 2019 Africa Games, just five years after picking up a bat for the first time!

The youngest table tennis player to take part in Rabat, Morocco, Compell experienced an opening round defeat to Tunisia’s Fadwa Garci but the young Kenyan proved that she wasn’t out of her depth against well versed opposition and will certainly be one to watch in years to come.

Compell’s hero is none other than Egyptian star Dina Meshref, who recently took home her seventh African Championships women’s singles title. Who knows, maybe this young athlete could be destined for similar levels of greatness in the future.

Not yet in her teenage years but Compell’s ambitions are sky high: not only does she want to mix it with the world’s best at the Olympic Games but also dreams of bringing a gold medal back to her home country from the prestigious event!

Find out more about Jenny Compell in her interview with the official Olympic channel: