Why Kenyan boxing and other sports need urgent attention
The glorious days of Kenyan boxing ended in the early 1990s with mismanagement, wrangles and other controversies in the once dreaded “Hit Squad”.
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The glorious days of Kenyan boxing ended in the early 1990s with mismanagement, wrangles and other controversies in the once dreaded “Hit Squad”.
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'Black Currant' vows to punch furiously for a medal at Tokyo Olympics The Star Image: FILE •Akinyi jetted out of the country on Sunday evening, alongside teammates Elly Ajowi (heavyweight), Nick Okoth (featherweight), and Christine Ongare (featherweight). •Both Akinyi and Ajowi had missed out on direct berths during the African qualifiers in Senegal but went on to secure slots months based on rankings from previous tournaments. Hit squad welterweight pugilist, Elizabeth Akinyi, has urged Kenyans to keep the team in constant prayers as they charge for a medal haul at ...
Ajowi, Okoth gold hunt in Russia ends in heartbreak The Star Image: BFK •Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare and national welterweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi bowed out of the tournament in the preliminaries. •Hit Squad head coach Benjamin Musa said the outcome was not what they had expected or even hoped for. Any hopes Kenya had of scooping gold medals in the Konstantin Korotkov Memorial International boxing Championships in Russia went up in smoke after Hit Squad captain Nick Okoth and Africa Zone 3 Championship gold medalist Elly Ajowi c...
Last updated 1 month ago | By Sponsored Content Kenyan Boxing Skipper Nick Okoth [photo courtesy] Kenya’s boxing team, the hit squad has been in training from December 2020. The team is looking to qualify more boxers to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic game in the next qualifiers to be held in June in Paris France. In the Africa qualifiers in 2020, two boxers, Nick Okoth and Christine Ongare punched their tickets to the games. Christine will be looking at bettering her 2018 Commonwealth games featherweight performance where she won a bronze medal despite a shoulder injury. Nick Okoth who is the capta...