Jump to content

National Olympic Committee of Kenya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Naturista2018 (talk | contribs) at 12:57, 15 October 2018 (#YOG2018). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

National Olympic Committee of Kenya
National Olympic Committee of Kenya logo
Country/Region Kenya
CodeKEN
Created1955
Recognized1955
Continental
Association
ANOCA
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
PresidentKipchoge Keino
Secretary GeneralFrancis K. Paul

The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (IOC code: KEN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Kenya. It was created in 1955 and recognised by the IOC that same year.[1]

Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

The president of the National Olympic Committee of Kenya has been Olympian champion Kipchoge Keino since 1999, who has served multiple 5-year terms. His most recent re-election occurred 29 May, 2013.[2]

Presidents of Committee

[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home > National Olympic Committees > Kenya". Olympic. IOC. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ "National Olympic Committee Kenya". Association of National Olympic Committees. Association of National Olympic Committees. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kenyan Athletes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).