This archive report was first published on 23 April 2020.
Kenyan boxing has lost a legend with the passing of Douglas Maina, a 1978 Edmonton Commonwealth Games bantamweight bronze medallist.
According to National coordinator of Heroes and Heroines in Sports, legendary sprinter Rose Tata-Muya, Maina passed away early Thursday morning at his home in Donholm, Nairobi.
Tata-Muya revealed that she received the sad news from Maina's wife Wanjiru, who texted her at around 7:47 am on Thursday saying, “My husband has rested.”
Maina had been ailing for several years, having been in and out of hospital for some time.
As a member of Team Kenya, Maina won bronze medals at the 1978 African Games in Algiers and Edmonton at bantamweight.
He was also part of the famous “Hit Squad” that won two gold, two silver, and three bronze medals from the 1978 Edmonton “Club Games”.
