The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) has asked the Ministry of Sports to allow Team Kenya resume residential training at the Kasarani Stadium ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
The team was forced to break camp last week following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to halt all sporting activities following the rise in Covid-19 cases in the country.
Team Kenya Chief de Mission Waithaka Kioni, told Capital Sports that they had already contacted CS Amina Mohamed to see if the Olimpians will be allowed back to the Kasarani bubble.
“We are consulting through the ministry of sports and we are recommending that the teams be allowed to continue training in a bio-bubble concept. The CS (Amina Mohamed) said she would also consult with the counterparts from health to see if we can be allowed back,” Kioni said.
“The players have not been sharing rooms and in the camp we have had COVID compliance officers whose work is to ensure everyone is adhering to the laid down protocols. They also have dedicated places for eating and are also tested frequently,” Kioni added.
The Sevens rugby team are quite lucky for they had just left the country for Dubai for a two week invitational camp. They will take part in the Dubai and Emirates Invitational 7s and will be there for the next two weeks.