Nairobi has been awarded gold label classification with the Kenyan tour dubbed ‘Kip Keino Classic’ in honor of Kenya’s trailblazing athlete Kipchoge Keino. The World Athletics Continental Tour aims to create a coherent global tour of the best international one-day meets outside of the Wanda Diamond League and reach across every continental area.
The 5th edition was definitive for some world elite athletes such as Kenya’s Mary Moraa (800m) and Emmanuel Wanyonyi (800m), ‘Kung Fu’ Kenny Bednarek (100m) of the USA and Botswana’s Letsile ‘Schoolboy’ Tebogo (200m). They were able to tweak their forms in most of their races including the Paris Olympic Games.
The organizers hope to benchmark all future events on the successful launch of the 2020 Tour. Besides the Kip Keino Classic providing participating partners the opportunity to promote to a global audience, it will also create new avenues for fans to watch our leading athletes, either in person, via broadcast, or live stream across local and international media.
The 6th edition will be held on 31 May 2025 and everyone is invited.
