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Absa Kip Keino Classic: Gatis wins javelin crown as Yego winds up last

Latvia's Cakss Gatis

Latvia's Cakss Gatis takes part in the men's javelin throw during the Absa Kip Keino Classic at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on April 20, 2024.

Photo credit: Chris Omollo | Nation Media Group
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By  Ayumba Ayodi  &  Bernard Rotich

What you need to know:

  • Gatis, 28, stunned the 2016 Rio Olympic Games javelin champion Thomas Röhler from Germany and 2015 world champion Kenya’s Julius Yego to win
  • Gatis’ first haul of 81.74 metres was enough to win the championship as the rest of the pack chased in vain as Rohler’s second throw of season’s best 80.62m saw him settle second
  • Yego finished ninth and last with a throw of 72.25m while compatriot Alex Kiprotich was eighth with a throw of 74.63m



The 2014 world under-20 champion Cakss Gatis from Latvia is the new Absa Kip Keino Classic javelin champion.

Gatis, 28, stunned the 2016 Rio Olympic Games javelin champion Thomas Röhler from Germany and 2015 world champion Kenya’s Julius Yego to win.

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