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Tuesday, 10 May 2011

And1 Streetball Coming to Kenya...

Yes, you had it right. The basketball fraternity is to welcome one of the world's leading promoters of the game albeit the more exciting and dramatic side of the game. And1 - a sports apparel & shoe company for top basketballer players both in the NBA (e.g. Stephon Marbury) and lower rung versions has been a promoter of Streetball since 1998 and has conducted successful tours in other parts of the world.

Image courtesy of and1 live.com

As part of a growing interest in taping into the African continent talent, the promoters have made a deliberate step into Africa and has already landed in South Africa and though initially not in the plans, Kenya and Rwanda shall be part of the tour 1st and 2nd week of June (Source: http://www.allonebasketballschool.com/)
Sources tell us Coca-Cola Kenya is hoping to ensure the trip is a success through its Sprite brand which has for long been associated with basketball. The event shall also be in conjunction with ALSA Basketball and sanctioned and endorsed by Kenya Basketball Federation.
1st week of June , people, mark your calendars!
Additional info can be found on www.and1live.com

16 comments:

jon maingi said...: am very interested about and 1 comoing to kenya.please give us the exact date when and1 is coming hime because i have a streetball comic book series to school the and1 team; 14 May 2011 at 07:34
SportsKenya said...: Jon Maingi, thanks for the comment. We can't confirm the Kenyan contacts yet but check the details here, http://www.allonebasketballschool.com. Hope to see you there...; 16 May 2011 at 11:31
calvince54 said...: Am an And1 enthusiast and i have been tryin n watchin and1 mixtapes frm the first volume 2 the latest volume 10....try n b xct on the date and venue i cnt wait whooooo hooooo; 26 May 2011 at 00:23
SportsKenya said...: @calvince54, we have been making efforts to contact the organisers without much success. We shall keep at it & be sure to read (& see) it here first once and1 lands in Nairobi-Kenya!; 26 May 2011 at 08:25
SportsKenya said...: @calvince54, we have been making efforts to contact the organisers without much success. We shall keep at it & be sure to read (& see) it here first once and1 lands in Nairobi-Kenya!; 26 May 2011 at 08:25
Julie said...: Sprite has today officially announced its sponsorship of And1 Live East African Tour. Nairobi Tour will take place on the evening of 11 June 2011, at the Nyayo National Stadium. SportsKenya, please send me your email address and I will share with you all updates about And1 Kenya Tour, and the upcoming Sprite Slam. Email Julie.Otieno@ogilvy.co.ke.; 26 May 2011 at 11:45
KENYA MARINE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION said...: Will they pick people at random to make their opponents or they will take a team that already exist.....i really want to be among the players so as to bust their tricks!!!; 27 May 2011 at 19:31
Emigee said...: this is like a prayer answered, talked to one of the managers in coca cola kenya and for sure And 1 should be here...now i can see them real life and no tv cuts...now that's what's up!; 28 May 2011 at 13:41
fmagara said...: AND 1 tickets available at the Nyayo Gymnasium on Saturday.
V.I.P 500/= & 300/= for the Volleyball & Handball Arena.
Games begin @ 4pm on Saturday 11th June.
For more information contact Mekenye.Magara@ogilvy.co.ke.; 6 June 2011 at 16:15
fmagara said...: AND 1 tickets available at the Nyayo Gymnasium on Saturday.
V.I.P 500/= & 300/= for the Volleyball & Handball Arena.
Games begin @ 4pm on Saturday 11th June.
For more information contact Mekenye.Magara@ogilvy.co.ke.; 6 June 2011 at 16:15
felix said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 6 June 2011 at 16:22
felix said...: SPRITE AND 1 LIVE NAIROBI TOUR – TICKET SALES OPEN

Nairobi 8 June 2011…Tickets to the eagerly-anticipated Sprite And 1 Live Nairobi Tour at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium will be available for sale at the stadium on Saturday 11th June, from 9am to 3pm. The Tour, which has been proudly sponsored by Sprite, will give basketball fans a-once-in-a-lifetime refreshing encounter with some of the best names in the world of street balling.

The tickets to the Sprite And 1 Live Nairobi Tour are on sale at KShs 200 (outdoor seating) and KShs 500 (indoor seating). The action will take place both outdoor and indoor, with high-end technology put in place to ensure that fans get a unique experience.

Fans also have an opportunity to purchase advance tickets online, through www.tixpress.com, a user-friendly web-based platform that enables users to pay through any of the four mobile telephone money transfer services - Safaricom MPESA, Airtel Money, Orange IKO Pesa or Yu Cash.

www.tixpress.com is a secure and user-friendly platform that guarantees quick transactions in three easy steps. Fans who purchase tickets through this option will receive a unique code, which they will present at the ticketing booths, to secure their entry into the arena.

Meanwhile, the And 1 team has today kicks off their high-energy four nation tour, with a show scheduled to take place in Kampala tonight, Dar es Salaam tomorrow (Thursday 9th), Kigali on Friday 10th, and Nairobi on Saturday 11th. Leading lights in the team - Hot Sauce, Spyda, Werm, 50, Amazing, Highrizer, Baby Shaq and Airbama – have promised East African fans an action-packed show, their first in the region.

The action at the Nyayo National Stadium kicks off at 6.00pm, although fans are advised to get to the venue early enough to secure their tickets.; 8 June 2011 at 16:23
Anonymous said...: Old time fan for And 1 am eagerly waiting for this day.I call my son Andy because of this basket guys; 24 April 2012 at 09:29
Anonymous said...: Hey AND1,is there And1 tourney this june 2012 in Nairobi cz am kinda seeing adverts on tv; 13 June 2012 at 13:27
The Figure said...: Hi Anon, the And1 tour happened in April. The ads on TV & other media are just follow ups of the action. Wish they had done the same pre-Tour. Would have delivered more numbers and participants!; 13 June 2012 at 15:16
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Profile of a Kenyan Sports Personality

This is a look at a Kenyan personality who may have influenced and continues to affect sports in Kenya and inspires all and sundry in sports. It is our hope that you shall reflect on this, take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices and efforts these heroes made. We do take a bow and wave our hats as we cheer true Kenyan patriots in sport!

This one takes a different twist. Having seen individuals grace this column, we have sought to recognize a team of individuals who did some exemplary work and set what has been an unbeatable national and indeed continental effort.

Kenya has never been a major power in shorter races 400m downwards. Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this was a different script especially with the more exciting relay races. It is in 1968 when Kenya’s dominance came into play and with it a retinue of athletes who would become legends of their era.

The 4x400m races are usually the climax in the athletics calendar of events and in Mexico ’68, Kenya’s team including Charles Asati, Naftali Bon, Munyoro Nyamau and Daniel Rudisha ( the latter being the father to David Rudisha - current World and African champion in 800m) had other ideas coming 2^nd to USA.

In 1972, the 4 x 400m team was tweaked a bit and the final race was run by Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko and Julius Sang blazing the track to come up with the only other Gold medal from the Munich Games. But for this unprecedented move and none that has been done before by any other African nation, we salute our compatriots making them the Kenyan sprint legends!

Know your Sport

Swimming

Recently at some social setting we were engaged in a club quiz and one of the questions was about swimming. This sought to know which stroke was not among the competitive ones till 1956. One of our team-mates (we were 6 said that it was back-stroke while I argued it was butterfly, and the majority thought the former ….guess we should have stuck with my answer though!)

All the same, this sport has become one of the most competitive sports in any major sporting extravaganza in the form of the All-Africa Games, Commonwealth or indeed the Olympic Games. Kenya has lately featured in this very involving and energy-sapping sport. Thanks to the exploits of the Dunford brothers who have shone the spotlight on the country away from traditional sports in athletics, football, boxing and rugby. But what do you understand from the sport? Here’s a brief of it from different sources;

According to Wikipedia, swimming is based on the human act of swimming, that is, locomotion in water by self propulsion, with the goal of completing a given distance in the shortest amount of time. Swimming is distinguished from other aquatic sports (such as diving, synchronized swimming, and water polo) that involve swimming but the goal is neither speed nor endurance.

Competitive swimming consists of four strokes: butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle (or front crawl), and backstroke. When all four strokes are done during a race, it is called medley swimming (otherwise known as the individual medley, or I.M.). It is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA).

The goal of competitive swimming is usually to have the fastest time to complete a given distance. Competitive swimming became popular in the nineteenth century. Swimming is an event at the Summer Olympic Games, where male and female athletes compete in 13 of the recognized events each. Olympic events are held in a 50 meter pool (long course).

There are 36 officially recognized individual swimming events – 18 male events and 18 female events; however the International Olympic Committee only recognizes 34 of them – 17 male and 17 female. Most swimming sport events are held in special competition swimming pools, which are either long course pools such as those used in the Olympic Games (50 m) or short course pools such as those used in the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) (25 yards or 25 m). Competition pools have starting blocks from which the competitor can dive in, and possibly also touch-sensitive pads to electronically record the swimming time of each competitor.

In most competitions, the competitors are required to wear swimwear/swimsuits to adequately cover their bodies for the dip. However some suits have created controversies which have seen FINA coming up with standards to adhere to ensure competitors do not have undue advantage over each other.

The sport can also be pursued for personal fitness and is considered by fitness enthusiasts as one of the few that does an all-round job body of keeping the body in shape. It also requires healthy diets and rehydration (yes even if your body’s dipped in water)! Famous names in the sport include Mark Spitz – 7-gold medals winner 1972 Olympics and Michael Phelps – 8 gold medals - Beijing 2008.
For more info, check www.fina.org

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