Kenya escapes threat of ban after resolving to adopt new constitution

Pere Miro, Deputy Director General for Relations with the Olympic Movement at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference in Berlin, Germany March 18, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's national Olympic committee has escaped the threat of suspension after failing to adopt a new constitution but funding will continue to be withheld until further notice, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday.

The IOC froze financial support to Kenya nine days ago, after the country's troubled national committee (NOCK) failed to adopt a revised constitution, and said it would discuss the matter at its executive board (EB) meeting in Pyeongchang this week, leading to speculation that it might ban the country.