Knockout blow as no Kenyan boxer will fight at the Olympics

Nelson Mandela Cup middleweight gold medallist Elizabeth Andiego (in red) exchanges puches with two time African champion Rady Adosalinda Gramane in the finals of Nelson Mandela Cup at Durban Convention Centre in Durban on April 21, 2024.[Courtesy]

The state of boxing in the country continued to sink even lower yesterday after it became official that no Kenyan boxer will be on the plane to Paris for the Olympic Games in July.

It will be the first time that Kenyan boxers will be missing from the Olympics since the scoring system was introduced at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.