{"id":67011,"date":"2022-09-02T16:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mutuku-urges-kenyan-teams-to-prepare-early-for-global-shows"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:18:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T16:18:12","slug":"mutuku-urges-kenyan-teams-to-prepare-early-for-global-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/mutuku-urges-kenyan-teams-to-prepare-early-for-global-shows","title":{"rendered":"Mutuku urges Kenyan teams to prepare early for global shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) secretary-general Francis Mutuku wants the country to depart from the culture of preparing teams at the eleventh hour.<\/p>\n

Drawing from Kenya’s experience at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, Mutuku said delayed preparations had merely served to compromise the country’s chances of bagging more medals at the games.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things we learned as we prepared our teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is that the process of qualification and participation starts four years before the Olympics,\u201d Mutuku said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe normally do things in the last 12 months. At that point, it becomes extremely difficult for most of our athletes to get the required points. It also becomes difficult to manage some of the sports that require long-term planning and preparation,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a country, we hope to start adopting ways of starting preparations early enough,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mutuku said there was an urgent need to devise more effective ways of selecting teams for global showpieces.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the critical elements we feel we need to participate in is the qualification process. The process starts years in advance. The exposure and experience our teams get at this moment finally count on the big stage at the Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mutuku observed that Kenya’s situation had been made more delicate by a contentious presidential election that is yet to be concluded.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, this time there is also transition within government and we hope that the Ministry of Sports will settle very fast. In the meantime, we need to prepare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mutuku said NOCK would continue to provide support for all Kenyan teams gracing the international stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for us as an organisation, we very strongly feel we should spare the minimal resources we have to keep them active,\u201d Mutuku said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe executive has approved financial support, logistics support and any other kind that can be provided to the teams preparing for the Olympics. They need to attain the points needed for the Olympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cNOCK will continue supporting, not as much as we would wish, but substantively enough to ensure our teams are on the right path.\u201d<\/p>\n

He, however, insisted that the teams will first have to demonstrate utmost integrity to enjoy such support.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo qualify for our support, federations must demonstrate that the people selected to participate underwent an open selection system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mutuku said NOCK will establish a system early enough to identify athletes who exhibit the potential to fly the country’s flag at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also looking beyond 2024. Our focus is on Dakar 2026. So we have a lot of interest in the young ones who are coming through the system. Sports is a long-term process and requires long-term planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Editing by Tony Mballa<\/p>\n

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