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Okoth in fitness dilemma as he prepares for Olympic swansong
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1920, May 20, 2020 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich in Nairobi For Nick Okoth, it was a case of so close yet so far. The Kenya Boxing ‘Hit Squad’ captain was barely a month aft...

Hit Squad , Nick Okoth , olympics
SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars
By Isaac Swila, 1207, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports
Christine Ongare became pregnant at the age of 12 but defied odds to become Olympic boxing qualifier
By CNN, 1223, March 4, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya's Christine Ongare qualified Saturday for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Ongare, 26, made it through to the Olympics after outboxing Uganda...

ongare , teenage pregnancy
Olympics bound boxers Okoth, Ongare opt for two weeks break
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze, 1137, March 2, 2020 (EAT)
The 2015 African Boxing Championships gold medalist Nick Okoth and Commonwealth Games flyweight bronze medalist Christine Ongare will take a two weeks...

Christine Ongare , JAPAN , Nick Okoth , Olympics ticket , Tokyo
Ongare storm into Tokyo Olympics as qualifiers conclude in Dakar
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 205, March 1, 2020 (EAT)
Two Kenyan boxers have earned slots at this year’s Olympic Games after Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Christine Ongare qualified for the Summer ...

Africa Boxing Qualifiers , Christine Ongare , Dakar , Tokyo Olympics
‘Commander’ Okoth punches back to Olympics
By Philip Muchiri, 1233, February 27, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya’s boxer Nick Okoth, will make a comeback to the Olympics, 12 years after he boxed in Beijing. Okoth, used all his ring craft to poach an early...

Nick Okoth , Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo beckons for Kenya’s Olympic hopefuls in Dakar
By Philip Muchiri, 1048, February 26, 2020 (EAT)
Four fighters will carry Kenya's hopes of earning boxing representation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games when the semi-finals of the African qualifiers...

Nick Okoth , olympics , Tokyo 2020
‘Hit Squad’ coach Musa bullish as charges bid to punch Olympics ticket
By Harold Odoro, 1225, February 18, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya is set to launch its quest for the Tokyo Olympics boxing tickets when 13 boxers take to the ring in Senegal's capital Dakar. When the first punc...

Dakar , Hit Sqad , Musa Benjamin , Olympics Qualifiers , Senegal
Exuberant Musa predicts a good show in Dakar
By Chege Amaria, 1512, February 17, 2020 (EAT)
A confident Hit Squad head coach Benjamin Musa expects a bumper harvest once his boxers take to the ring for the Olympics qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal...

Benjamin Musa , Christine Ongare , Dakar , Hit Squad , Humphrey Ochieng , JAPAN , kenya , olympics , Tokyo
Okoth to captain ‘Hit Squad’ in Dakar
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1717, February 14, 2020 (EAT)
Nick Okoth will captain the national boxing team ‘Hit Squad’ that will take part in the upcoming Africa qualifiers for Olympic Games slated for Fe...

Nick Okoth , olympics
Hit Squad’s Musa keen to reap the best in Nanyuki camp
By Mkalla Wa Mwambodze, 107, February 5, 2020 (EAT)
Kenya national boxing team coach Benjamin Musa has affirmed he will drop six more boxers from the squad he has taken to Nanyuki for high altitude trai...

Dakar , Hit Squad , kenya , Musa , Nanyuki
Kenyan boxers punch off in Morocco
By Gilbert Kiprotich, 1218, August 21, 2019 (EAT)
Gilbert Kiprotich in Rabat, Morocco Kenyan boxers Evelyn Akinyi and Edwin Okongo will be in action today as preliminary boxing matches punch off at...

African Games , Edwin Okongo , Evelyn Akinyi , Kenyan boxers , Morocco
‘Hit Squad’ out to rack up medals in Morocco
By Evans Makokha, 1628, August 14, 2019 (EAT)
The national boxing team head coach Musa Benjamin has assured Kenyans of team success in the All African Games in Rabat, Morocco ahead of their depart...

Boxing , Hit Squad , Medals , Morocco , Musa Benjamin
Kenya names final boxing squad for African Games
By Evans Makokha, 1722, August 2, 2019 (EAT)
Boxing Federation of Kenya has named the final squad of male and female fighters for All African Games set for Rabat Morocco from August 19. Among th...

All African Games
BFK picks Benjamin as head coach of African Games bound boxing team
By Evans Makokha, 1246, July 24, 2019 (EAT)
The Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) has appointed a team of three to handle the All Africa Games bound team. Musa Benjamin who is BAK’s Nairobi ...

All Africa Games , boxers , Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) , David Munuhe , Isaak Mbote , Musa Benjamin
‘Chafua Chafua’ punch hard to reign supreme in NBL Mombasa leg
By Evans Makokha, 1550, July 21, 2019 (EAT)
Kenya Police popularly known as team ‘Chafua Chafua’ won in nine bouts bouts to claim the third leg of National Boxing League as the curtains came...

Chafua Chafua , kenya police , National Boxing League , Uwanja wa Mbuzi
Boxing: Provisional squad for Africa Games named
By Evans Makokha, 2119, July 20, 2019 (EAT)
The National Boxing League finals wrapped up on Sunday with the boxing federation committee naming the provisional squad to represent the country in t...

All Africa Games , Boxing Association of Kenya(BAK) , Morocco , provisional squad
Police punch hard as Busia dominate in BAK league action
By Joseph Saasia, 1614, June 17, 2019 (EAT)
National champions Kenya Police carried the day as Busia emerged the best County in the second leg of the National Boxing League at Kenya Medical Trai...

Boxing Association of Kenya(BAK) , kenya police , National Boxing League
Ongare to highlight boxing league in Busia
By Philip Muchiri, 1028, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
Commonwealth bronze medallist Christine Ongare, Shaffi Bakari and Lorna Kusa will highlight the second leg of the Boxing Association of Kenya (BAK) Na...

BAK , Boxing Association of Kenya
Bronze medallist Ongare calls for proper preparations before major assignments
By Philip Muchiri, 917, April 13, 2018 (EAT)
Philip Muchiri, a veteran broadcast journalist, is our lead reporter at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,Australia. The only Kenyan boxing...

Australia , bronze medallist , Carly McNaul of Northern Ireland , Christine Ongare , Commonwealth Games , Gold Coast , more fights