Boxing: Coaches are worried of injuries players could sustain ahead of Olympics

Coach Kenya Boxing team Musa Benjamin (left) and Team Captain Nick Okoth training at AVfitness centre in Nairobi, ready to leave to DRC for Africa Zone Three Championships. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics draws nearer, National Boxing Team coaches are worried of injuries that could be inflicted on players by sparring partners in residential training as they prepare for the games set for Japan from July 23 to August 8.

The sparring partners are some of the most experienced reigning international boxers in the current market approved by National Technical Commission (NTC) to assist the four boxers who have qualified for the Olympics undergo extensive sparring process.