Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage and Culture Amina Mohamed (right) shares a word with Kenyan athletics legend Kipchoge Keino during the launch of the Kip Keino Classic on September 21, 2020 at Riadha House in Nairobi.
Winners in each of the core events will pocket Sh600,000, runners up Sh450,000, third-placed finishers Sh300,000 and fourth-placed Sh200,000. Those coming in fifth will earn Sh150,000.
The winners in discretionary events will get Sh300,000.
International and local entries for the Kip Keino Classic, the final gold label event of the World Athletics Continental Tour due October 3, close on Friday this week with several big names expected to participate.
However, the chairman of the organising committee Jackson Tuwei, who is also the Athletics Kenya president, said a tentative entry list will be released Tuesday.
