On the verge of resuming sporting events in the country the Ministry of Sports has prioritized the preparation of various national teams that are set to take part in the various international events this year by establishing a Sports Medical body that will aid in developing a Model Bubble Training plan.
The Sports Ministry Medical Consortium will be formulated from the Medical Directors and personnel of all Organizing Committees undertaking the delivery of the national teams in the international events to consolidate the experience that the medical professionals possess.
The Medical personnel will be picked from the National Olympic Committee that is overseeing the National Teams for Tokyo Olympic Games and the Kenya National Paralympic Committee in charge of the Paralympics to be hosted this year.
Other events that will have representatives in the Medical Consortium are the international sporting events that will be hosted in Kenya; the WRC Safari Rally Kenya slated for June 24-27, Word Athletics Under-20 Championships that is meant to take place as from August 17-22 and the Rugby World U20 Barthes Cup.Others members in the committee are representatives from the Volleyball and Basketball Federations.
The Ministry facilitated for an inaugural bubble training camps at the Moi International Sports Centre, and Kenyatta University. The Cabinet Secretary Amb.Amina Mohammed insisted that the government must pull all the resources available to create safe and sustainable bubble training camps to guarantee full participation of the olympians at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the other upcoming international events.
The concept that the medical experts will come up with that will touch on Bubble Training and Containment Model, Team Travel Protocols and Event Preparation Protocols, will be adopted by the Ministry and will be applied strictly by all National Teams.
The Ministry was forced to embrace the bubble model as means of containing the rising cases of coronavirus that led to the to the suspension of the activities in the country.The bubble model will also aid the sports men and women to stay in a safe space without the fear of contracting the virus and will conduct their training sessions as normal.