The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) president Paul Tergat has led a high-profile Kenyan delegation to the city of Miramas in Southern France to seal a pre-Olympic Games training camp deal for Team Kenya.
NOCK confirmed on Monday that Tergat had arrived in France alongside secretary-general Francis Mutuku and Barnaba Korir who chairs the Athletics Kenya (AK) youth development committee.
The trio headed straight to Miramas to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a pre-training camp for Team Kenya in the city ahead of the Paris 2024 Games.
“Tergat and some of the executive members including Francis Mutuku and Barnaba Korir are currently in Miramas, France to potentially sign an MoU with the City to host Team Kenya Pre Camp for Paris 2024,” NOCK confirmed.
NOCK shared a photo of the three officials attending a cultural festival in the city on Sunday.
“A sunny Sunday, saw them tour the city as it hosts Miramas Festival, where organizations demonstrate their activities to the residents.”
NOCK said if the agreement goes through, pre-camps will start immediately with the first batch of Kenyan sprinters expected to jet out in October.
“Each team will, possibly, travel to enjoy the world-class facility at Miramas Metropole Stadium as we count down to Olympics.”
The partnership aims at refining individual athletes and teams to enable them to perform well at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The MoU also incorporates coaches' training, technical support and infrastructure development.
Earlier in the year, 11 Kenyan sprinters were hosted at the Stadium Miramas Metropole for a month-long technical training camp, following a partnership between AK and the Miramas Athletics Club.
The athletes were among those that represented Kenya at the World Under 20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.
The facility has officially been approved by the Organising Committee of the Olympics as a preparation centre for the games.
Edited by Tony Mballa
