This archive report was first published on 8 July 2020.
On September 14, 2018, President AK Jackson Tuwei launched the 12th Edition of Family Group Eldoret Half-Marathon at Riadha House.
However, Kenya was omitted from the list of countries and regions whose citizens are allowed to travel into Schengen states when the EU opened its borders last week.
As a result, Kenyan stars were missing from the roster for the August 14 Monaco Diamond League season-opening meeting, where athletes such as Uganda's world champion Joshua Cheptengei were announced in the field.
The Ministry of Sports, with the support of Athletics Kenya (AK), is engaging EU embassies in Nairobi to allow Kenyan athletes to compete in Europe.
"Our athletes have suffered a lot since the lockdown was instituted and we don't want them to suffer further if they can get a chance to go and compete in Europe," AK President Jackson Tuwei said.
Yesterday, AK executive member Barnabas Korir said Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed promised to take up the matter on Schengen states visas.
Meanwhile, British sprinter Bianca Williams spoke out about her own experience with racial profiling and police violence in London.
