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Big battle looms as world, Olympic champions enlist for Kip Keino Classic 

Olympics hammer throw champion Nowicki Wojciech of Poland addresses the press at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi on May 6, 2022 ahead of the Kip Keino Classic.

Photo credit: Sila Kiplagat | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Thomas Röhler, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games javelin champion from Germany, will start his season in Nairobi
  • The 2020 Tokyo Olympic hammer champion Wojciech Nowicki, who is the back-to-back Kip Keino Classic champion, will be hoping to seal a hat-trick
  • Nowicki and Fajdek will take on the reigning world champion Ethan Katzberg from Canada, who will be making his first appearance at the Kip Keino Classic



World class throwers comprising Olympic and world champions are coming for the Absa Kip Keino Classic, a World Athletics Continental Gold Tour, on April 20 at the Nyayo National Stadium.

Thomas Röhler, the 2016 Rio Olympic Games javelin champion from Germany, will start his season in Nairobi, a journey that will rekindle memories from his battle with Kenya’s Julius Yego in Rio.