Kip Keino Classic to wait longer for Diamond League status
Ferdinand Omanyala (centre) of Kenya beats USA's Kenneth Bednarek (right) and Marvin Bracy-Williams to the finish line to win men's 100 metres race during the fourth edition of Absa Kip Keino Classic at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani on May 13, 2023.
When World Athletics President Sebastian Coe visited Kenya in January on a private tour, he expressed the importance of having another Diamond League leg in Africa besides Rabat Diamond League in Morocco
The World Athletics Continental Tour forms the second tier of international one-day meetings after the Diamond League
After a historic season came to a dramatic climax in Eugene earlier this month, athletes and fans can now set their sights on the 2024 Wanda Diamond League season
Kenyan leg of the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour, the Kip Keino Classic, will have to wait a little longer before being upgraded to the Diamond League status.
There were hopes that the event that has been on the World Athletics Continental Gold Tour calendar for the last four years could finally be upgraded to a Diamond League event, but it was missing in the 2024 Wanda Diamond League schedule released by World Athletics on Monday evening.
