Today, the National Olympic Committee of Kenya paid a courtesy call to the Ag. Governor, Nairobi City County, H.E. Ann Mwenda Kananu to discuss the development of OlympAfrica Youth Centre in Kenya. NOC-K has entered into an MOU with the Nairobi County Government to provide land for the development of the first OlympAfrica Centre in
The President of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya has paid glowing tribute to Kenya’s only participant in the World Ski Championship currently taking place in Cortina, Italy. After having numerous interviews with the leading sports media houses in Europe, Dr.Paul Tergat stated that Sabrina is a great sports ambassador for Kenya. Tergat mentioned that,
It is only one day to go before the World Ski Championships 2021 in Cortina d’Ampezzo and 22-year-old Sabrina Simader will be the only Kenyan flying our flag when she joins the very best athletes in the world in the various disciplines in the two-week event. The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021 are scheduled
The national squads to the Inter Regional Sevens in Madrid, Spain were announced in Nairobi on Friday morning. Lionesses Head Coach Felix Oloo, commenting on team selection, said, “I named the squad based on who is ready to play. I’m keen on improving on areas we were not good at it especially kick-offs and defence
Kenya is undoubtedly the most successful nation in the athletic discipline of steeplechase with a total of 22 medals in the event in the Olympics. Kenya has won every men’s title since 1968, with the exceptions of 1976 and 1980, which were boycotted. The Olympic record for the event for men is 8:03.28 minutes, set
The National Olympic Committee has entered into a partnership with Kenya Charity Sweepstake for support of Team Kenya towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The two institutions signed the contract at an event held at Hilton Hotel, Nairobi. The partnership will see NOC-K receive 10% of the net game’s revenues from Kenya Charity Sweepstake from
A delegation from the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and Athletics Kenya (A.K) have today visited the Global Sports Communication camp in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County where some of the Olympic athletes are training to check on their Olympic preparedness. Ag. Secretary-General Francis Mutuku accompanied by Athletes Representative Humphrey Kayange and Tokyo Olympics General
NOC-K team met with javelin throw Olympic Silver medallist Julius Yego at his training grounds in Eldoret. Yego was issued with his scholarship cheque of Kshs. 900,000 to cover his training until August 2021 in readiness for Tokyo 2020. Julius Yego while expressing his gratitude for being considered among the athletes receiving individual scholarships. ‘I
NOC-K President Dr. Paul Tergat is today visiting athletes and athletics training camps in Eldoret, to check on Olympic preparations as well as issue scholarship cheques to athletes. The President also paid a courtesy call to the Governor of Uasin Gishu County, H.E. Jackson Mandago The President met with several top athletes at Kenmosa Conference
Sabrina Simader Wanjiku will be flying the Kenyan flag in the 2021 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships to be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy from 7th to 21st February 2021. Sabrina is the first African downhill skier and represented the country in the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. She is already