{"id":28313,"date":"2021-05-23T18:16:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-23T18:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/?p=28313"},"modified":"2021-05-23T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-23T18:16:53","slug":"national-boxing-league-postponed-to-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/national-boxing-league-postponed-to-next-year","title":{"rendered":"National Boxing League postponed to next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"card-text\"><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong>\u00a0As the National Boxing Team readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, preparations and effects of the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Boxing Federation of Kenya to push the National Boxing League to next year.<\/p>\n<p>However, the federation is keen to host Kenya Open Boxing Championships this season that will allow all boxers from grassroots to the national level to congregate together as the main serious competition this season.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing Federation of Kenya Competition Secretary John Waweru said only boxers who have passed through National Novices and National Intermediate Championships will be allowed to take part in the Kenya Open Championships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center mb-2 mx-0\">\n<div class=\"text-center ad-max\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1616649507079-0\" class=\" \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Waweru said time was not on their side to host all the five legs of the league championships and be sure to give the national team the required attention for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot host the league championships due to time factor owing to coronavirus pandemic and be sure to give the national team the required attention in readiness for the Olympics, which has forced to change tact in our operations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime left before the season ends cannot allow us to host competitive league championships and hope the team to pull a formidable performance at the Olympics,\u201d Waweru told\u00a0<em>The Standard Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"art-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid w-100\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.standardmedia.co.ke\/images\/sunday\/vyvrqjqhs8ybqjob7h60aa47b962f83.jpg\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"bg-light mb-3 p-3\"><strong>Boxing Federation of Kenya Competition Secretary John Waweru.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kenya will send a squad of four boxers to the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>They are 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight gold medalist Nick Okoth, Olympian and Africa Zone Three super heavyweight gold medalist Elly Ajowi, Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare, and national welterweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi.<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the Olympics, so far the quartet has taken part in two international competitions in Africa Zone Three Boxing Championships in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo in March 2021 and the Konstatin Korotkov memorial Boxing Championships in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia this month.<\/p>\n<p>All these were to prepare \u2018The Hit Squad\u2019 for the games and Waweru is optimistic the team will perform well at the Olympics set to commence on July 23 to August 8.<\/p>\n<p>He said the local competitions will resume with the National Novice Championships and National Intermediate Championships at the branch level ahead of the national championships, whose dates will be released later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya:\u00a0As the National Boxing Team readies itself for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, preparations and effects of the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Boxing Federation of Kenya to push the National Boxing League to next year. 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