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    National Olympic Committee of Kenya

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    National Olympic Committee – Kenya
    National Olympic Committee – Kenya logo
    Country/Region Kenya
    CodeKEN
    Created1955
    Recognized1955
    Continental
    Association    		ANOCA
    HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
    PresidentPaul Tergat
    Secretary GeneralFrancis Mutuku
    Websiteteamkenya.or.ke

    The National Olympic Committee – 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 current president of the National Olympic Committee - Kenya is distance running legend Paul Tergat since 2017, taking over from another distance running legend Kipchoge Keino who had been in charge since 1999.

    President

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    • 1999 to 2017 – Kipchoge Keino
    • 2017 to present – Paul Tergat

    See also

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    • Kenya at the Olympics
    • Kenya at the Commonwealth Games

    References

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    1. ^ "Home > National Olympic Committees > Kenya". Olympic. IOC. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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