Tokyo Olympics: First Team Kenya squad to leave for Japan on July 5

Kenya's Helen Onsando Obiri celebrates after she won the silver medal in the Women's 5000m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016. [AFP PHOTO / Leon NEAL]

The first contingent of Team Kenya for the 2020 Olympic Games will depart the country on July 5 for a 12-day training camp in Kurume City, Japan, before heading to Tokyo for the Games.

The announcement made by the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Culture and Heritage Amina Mohamed, who said Team Kenya will strictly adhere to the Tokyo 2020 Playbook which has all the guidelines for COVID-19 protocols.