Kenya target more slots in Olympics

Kenya's Conseslus Kipruto (L) and Kenya's Benjamin Kigen compete in the Men's 3000m steeplechase race heats at the 2019 IAAF Athletics World Championships at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on October 1, 2019. [Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP]

Kenya on Thursday called on athletes to up their training ahead of a possible return to action as the government mulls lifting COVID-19 restrictions.

The Kenyan national athletics team head coach Julius Kirwa noted that athletes, despite their challenges, must continue to train and be fit and ready to resume competition. This comes a day after World Athletics announced new qualification procedures for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games.