L. MathekaKasarani set to welcome spectators at third Kip Keino Classic
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 10.04.22. | 19:54
Three-time Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Włodarczyk of Poland is the latest to sign up for the event.
As the World Athletics Continental Tour gold meeting, Kip Keino Classic, edges closer, organisers are eager to welcome thousands of fans to the 60, 000 seater Kasarani Stadium.
The prevailing Covid-19 situation in the country forced organizers to bar spectators from the inaugural 2020 and 2021 events.
The #KipKeinoClassic, Africa’s highest-ranking one-day meeting has provided track rivals Kenya and Ethiopia to have a go at each other on a platform closer home. A total of 15 Ethiopians competed across different disciplines in 2021 and more should be expected on May 7. pic.twitter.com/Ng9PhfRtXy
— Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour (@KipKeinoClassic) April 10, 2022
With sporting activities open to spectators in the country, organisers will welcome fans to Kasarani for the first time of the event set for May 7.
Entries are already streaming in with three-time Olympic hammer throw champion Anita Włodarczyk of Poland the latest to sign up for the event.
Włodarczyk, the only woman to win three consecutive Olympic titles, will be making her maiden appearance at the Kip Keino Classic now in its third edition.
A total of 265 athletes competed at the 2021 #KipKeinoClassic with the two-time World 100m winner Justin Gatlin the star attraction. What was his first trip to Kenya also proved his final race as the American later called time on a glittering career. Happy retirement, Gatlin! pic.twitter.com/OZfPVKpUAM
— Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour (@KipKeinoClassic) April 8, 2022
The 36-year-old holds the women's world record in the event, a feat she achieved at Rio 2016 when she threw a monstrous 82.98m.
The Pole is also a four-time world champion (2009, 2013, 2015 and 2017) and four-time European champion (2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018).
She joins her compatriot and fellow Olympic champion in the men’s category, Wojciech Nowicki on the confirmation list.Nowicki will be making a return to Kenya after competing in last year’s event where he ranked second with a throw of 77.99m.
The men’s event will be a battle of Olympic podium finishers that will see Nowicki face off with Eivind Henriksen (silver medallist) and Paweł Fajdek (bronze medallist) who reigned supreme in last year’s event.
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