“The existence of the coronavirus pandemic has disoriented some of our plans. However, we intend to roll out the inter-county boxing championships and follow it up with inter-club competition,” said Ombok.
“We shall set aside time specifically for elite and junior tournaments before the end of the year subject to the Covid-19 situation in the country,” said Ombok.
Ombok reiterated BFK’s plan to increase their presence by spreading tentacles further across the country.
“If you visit areas such as Busia, you will most definitely run into a beehive of activities unlike in the past when boxing was limited to Nairobi. That's what has always been our target – to roll out programs at the grassroots.”
Despite Hit Squad’s heartbreak at the just concluded Tokyo games, Ombok remains optimistic about the country's future on the international stage.
“I’m convinced Hit Squad will bag medals in the next Olympics, not even one but quite a number. This is because we have many young people who have embraced boxing. They saw what the quartet did in Tokyo and felt motivated.”
“Right now, we have put in place the necessary structures and incentives to push the Hit Squad to the sky. They have all been receiving their allowances in good time and besides, they have all the facilities and equipment prerequisite for good performance,” said Ombok.
“Our boxers have absolutely no reason to perform given the favourable environment they are operating from,” he added.
Ombok prevailed upon the BFK leadership to continue pulling in one direction, pointing out they stood to gain some considerable traction with a firm unity of purpose.
“When I took over the leadership of BFK I made it clear that we must always work as a team to achieve our set objective, and that's precisely what we've done so far,” said Ombok.
