Blow to athletes as the country is not among nations whose citizens can be granted Schengen visas due to Covid-19

Timothy Cheruiyot after competing at the Maurie Plant Memorial 2000m virtual race, one of the events in the Impossible Games at Nyayo national stadium on June 10, 2020. Photo [Kelly Ayodi, Standard]

The fate of Kenyan athletes hangs in the balance as the country is not among nations whose citizens can be granted Schengen visas in the ‘safe list’ released on Monday by the  European Union (EU). 

The athletics track and field showpiece is set to resume in August with the Diamond League meetings which were suspended due to Covid-19 pandemic.