Kenya says unsure over Olympics chance posed via Zika virus

Kenya is monitoring health threats posed with the aid of the Zika virus in advance of the Olympic games and it is too early to decide on its impact, Kenya's Olympic committee stated on Tuesday, gambling down comments that had counseled it is able to pull athletes out.

country wide Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) head Kipchoge Keino had said earlier that Kenya would no longer "risk taking Kenyans there if this Zika virus reaches epidemic levels", and that he changed into looking for reassurance from organisers.

NOCK stated Keino "might also were quoted out of context".

"it's far too early to make a determination on the fame of the virus for the duration of the video games time which is six months away," said NOCK's chief of mission for Rio, Stephen Soi, including Kenya turned into receiving normal updates at the virus.

Kenyan athletes encompass a number of the nice center and lengthy-distance runners in the world and might likely be many of the superstar performers at Rio. 

but their Olympic preparations have been marred by using allegations of good sized doping following a spate of failed drugs tests, stoking fears Kenya could comply with Russia and be suspended from global song and area competitions.

extra than forty Kenyan runners were caught taking performance improving pills inside the beyond few years, inclusive of Rita Jeptoo, the winner of Boston and Chicago marathons.

 Kenyan athletes had been additionally caught doping on the 2015 Beijing world championships, in which the East African nation crowned the medals desk.

Kenya's sports activities minister Hassan Wario stated on Tuesday the united states of america has now not yet determined whether or not to participate in Rio Olympics after assembly with health officials, according to the nice-selling day by day kingdom newspaper.

worldwide EMERGENCY

sports activities authorities the world over are scrambling to find out greater approximately the mosquito-borne virus as they make plans for the games in August. 

the world health organization declared an international fitness emergency on Feb. 1 over the outbreak of the virus, that government fear is linked to a upward push in cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked through an abnormally small head.

The U.S. Olympic committee has instructed its sports activities federations that athletes and group of workers worried for his or her health have to keep in mind not going to Rio.

The U.S. centers for disorder manage and Prevention (CDC) is advising pregnant ladies or the ones considering turning into pregnant to avoid journey to places with Zika outbreaks.