Tebogo leads foreign athletes in Kip Keino Classic arrivals
USA's Noah Lyles (right) runs to first place ahead of second-placed Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala (second left), third-placed Botswana's Letsile Tebogo (lft) and Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs (second right) the men's 100m event during the Diamond League "Meeting de Paris" athletics meeting at the Charlety Stadium in Paris on June 9, 2023.
Tebogo, the world under-20 100m and 200m record holder, is due at 10.05pm followed by Mboma, the Commonwealth Games 200m bronze medallist, at 1.20am on Thursday
The World Athletics Continental Gold Tour event deputy meet director Kennedy Tanui said that the two are among the top athletes set to arrive starting Wednesday ahead of the event
Tanui said that World Athletics officials were in the country this week to access the track, which meets the required standards
World 100metres silver medallist Letsile Tebogo and Olympic 200m silver medallist Christine Mboma are expected in the country on Wednesday night ahead of the Absa Kip Keino Classic scheduled for Saturday at the Nyayo National Stadium.
Tebogo, the world under-20 100m and 200m record holder, is due at 10.05pm followed by Mboma, the Commonwealth Games 200m bronze medallist, at 1.20am on Thursday.
