![]() ![]() On that occasion, the sporting world - and the universe in general - was mired in the midst of a debilitating public health crisis ever seen since the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918.īefore the Kip Keino Classic, many sporting events worldwide had been either cancelled or postponed as a safety measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic that was ravaging the world. Indeed, that he has chosen to come run in Nairobi is evidence of the extent to which the Kip Keino Classic has grown since the initial edition was held two years ago at the Nyayo Stadium. ![]() I heard this time round there will be crowds in the stadium so I am looking forward to that," Kerley said. It is great to be here once again and I am expecting some fun and also fast times. "The last time I was here was a wonderful experience. ![]() 'Fun and fast times' is all he could say when quizzed about his expectations for the World Continental Tour Gold event, set for Saturday at Moi Stadium, Kasarani. The Kip Keino Classic is the only World Athletics Challenge Tour Gold Label meeting in Africa.Olympic 100m silver medalist Fred Kerley summarised the third edition of the Kip Keino Classic when he docked in the country on Wednesday morning. It is not clear whether Kerley will return to Kenya for a third time having won the men’s 200m race at the 2021 Kip Keino Classic. The stadium was filled with so much excitement, noise, crowd, music and so much fun,” the Jamaican sprint star said in a video released by organisers.Ĭommonwealth Games and African champion Ferdinand Omanyala, who won the men’s 100m race last year over world champion Fred Kerley of the United States, has also been confirmed for the Kip Keino Meet, reports news agency Xinhua. Last year was awesome, fantastic, like all those words. “Yeah, I will be in Nairobi on May 13 for the Kip Keino Classic and I will be racing over the 100m. Multiple-time Olympic and world female sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica confirmed on Wednesday that she will race at the 2023 Kip Keino Classic Challenge Tour meeting here on May 13.įraser-Pryce, who won her 10th world title at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, will return to the meet where she started her season last year with a blistering 10.67s victory in the women’s 100m. ![]()
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