Britain's Mo Farah (left) leads the Men's 5000m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. PHOTO | FRANCK FIFE | AFPBritain's Mo Farah (left) leads the Men's 5000m Round 1 during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 17, 2016. PHOTO | FRANCK FIFE | AFPKenyan athletes could be confronted by a ‘quiet’ competition at the rescheduled 2020 Olympics in Tokyo later this year after the tournament organizers unveiled pandemic protocols including a request for spectators to avoid chanting, cheering, and singing. Kenya is the most successful African country at the Olympic Games, followed by South Africa, Ethiopia, Ethiopia, and Nigeria in that order. “We will only accept the testing as approved by the Japanese government”, said Hidemasa Nakamura, games delivery officer for Tokyo 2020.

Source: Daily Nation February 25, 2021 13:30 UTC