A child wears boxing gloves for fun near a punching bag during a training session at the Mathare North Boxing Club, after the government ordered closure of all schools due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Nairobi Kenya June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Vanessa Wanjera packs a punch. The 14-year-old Kenyan took up boxing two years ago but she already has big dreams.
"I want to be a champion, instead of staying in the slums," Wanjera told Reuters.
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