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Kenya is currently provisionally suspended from competing in international events.
Kenya is on the verge of being completely banned by World Aquatics if the Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) does not put its house in order.
KSF was intended to have its elections on Saturday 8 July but the plan failed terribly due to arising matters. Kenya is currently provisionally suspended from competing in international events, however, the swimmers can compete on an individual basis as neutral athletes.
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SWIMMING Finally! Dates for long-awaited Kenya Swimming Federation elections announced
This comes off as good news since Kenya was under suspension for the last two years after failing to conduct elections in the past seven years.
Distinguished swimming coach Collins Marigiri believes the elections should have been conducted a long time ago to avoid burdening the swimmers and the federation when it comes to certain aspects. He revealed that at the moment, they are walking on eggshells and it is uncomfortable for everyone around.
“We need to have conducted the elections as soon as yesterday…we are in a critical position as a country and we are staring at a ban at the moment,” Marigiri told KBC Sport.
He revealed that being banned will hugely affect the athletes who are bound to lose a lot in terms of getting scholarships, and subsidies among other essential things.
He added that as the team headed out to the World Aquatics Championships, facing a ban would mean they finance themselves without the help of the governing body.
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“When we are banned, this will mean we lose so much including our athletes. They will lose the scholarships and subsidies that they need for international events and this will mean that their parents or sponsors dig deep into their pockets to support them.
"If we get a ban we might not actually be able to take part in international events and our swimmers will not be able to participate outside the country…not even as close as Uganda or Tanzania,” he said.
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He urged KSF to put in place structures in good time to avoid such challenges in the future. He noted that there were nominees and it was just a matter of having the nominees declared and running the federation.
Marigiri argued that the issue of the athlete representation had already been sorted and that should not be the bone of contention from the petitioners.
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11:28 - 18.07.2023
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“All the athletes across the country will be taken care of…this is not an issue to put on the table and deny our athletes the opportunities they are losing right now,” he said.
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