Kenya women volleyball team setter Janet Wanja reacts during their training session at Kasarani Indoor Arena on August 24, 2018. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]Football, volleyball, hockey, basketball and all other low-risk contact sports may resume their Premier League’s (Tier 1) training and competitions, strictly in compliance with the Ministry of Health guidelines, the Ministry of Sports has announced. Contact sport have been suspended for almost nine months since the first case of coronavirus was reported in Kenya in March. Kenya Volleyball Federation (KVF), who had initially intended to start their national league in October, can now start planning for their new season. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]The low-risk contact sports joins non-contact sporting activities like athletics, golf, badminton, archery, motor-sports and cricket in the category of the disciplines that have resumed their activities in the country.

Source: Standard Digital November 28, 2020 04:01 UTC