IOC Kenya

IOC PUSHING FOR KENYA ELECTIONS

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) wants its Kenyan affiliate to conclude the on-and-off elections Friday “in the sole interest of the Olympic movement and athletes in Kenya.”   Consequently, IOC President Thomas Bach has dispatched former South Africa Olympic Committee head Sam Ramsamy to oversee Friday’s National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Nock) elections at Nairobi’s…

AIBA

AIBA BANS AFRICA CONFEDERATION HEAD FOR THREE YEARS

LONDON (Reuters) – Olympic boxing’s governing body, AIBA, has banned African confederation head Kelani Bayor for three years for allegedly provoking the crowd at the continental championships in Brazzaville last June. Bayor is an AIBA vice-president and executive committee member as well as chairman of Togo’s national Olympic committee. “The Disciplinary Commission found that a…