Two more Kenyan boxers could be headed to Japan for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics even after the world qualifiers planned for France were called off. Ajowi and Akinyi finished third in their respective categories during the African qualifiers in Senegal last year and chances are high they could secure slots if no further qualifiers are held before the Tokyo event. “There will be no time left for the world qualifiers in France after the European qualifiers were pushed back to June owing to the outbreak of the coronavirus,” said Kuria. IOC has set aside a total of 13 slots for African boxers out of the 53 that will be contested in Tokyo. In this case, the boxers were ranked according to their performances during the African qualifiers in Senegal,” said Musa.

Source: The Star February 22, 2021 01:52 UTC