[Jonah Onyango, Standard]The plan for Kenyan athletes to train in the Japanese City of Kurume before the Tokyo Olympics Games has been cancelled due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Japan. The announcement comes two months after the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and Kurume City officials entered a partnership where Kenyan athletes were to train in the city before the Olympics Games. "Kindly note that Kurume City has sent a communication indicating that they will not host our teams for the previously agreed pre-games training camp," said Mr Waithaka. With 51 days remaining until the start of the Games, 90 athletes have qualified for the Games -that is 39 men and 51 women. RELATED VIDEOS RACING TO DEATH: Spiraling cases of athletes knocked down by motorists raises concern about safetyShare this story

Source: Standard Digital June 02, 2021 09:46 UTC