Kenya was one of the first countries in which this competition was held, hosting the first edition of the Kip Keino Classic at the Nyayo Stadium in October 2020, amidst a ravaging Covid-19 pandemic that had forced the cancellation and postponement of major sporting events across the globe. The World Continental Tour Gold is the second most lucrative series of one-day meetings, which was launched in 2020 and has thus far been held in various cities, such as Nairobi, Zagreb, Melbourne, Turku, St Georges and Ostrava, among others. The Diamond League is the most prestigious track and field competition among World Athletics’ roster of one-day meets across the world.Ī successor to the IAAF Golden League in 2010, the competition brings together the crème-de-la-crème of global athletes and is staged in Oslo, Doha, Shangai, Rome, Eugene, Lausanne, Monaco, London, Zurich, Brussels, Shenzhen, Gateshead, Chorzow, Birmingham, London, New York, Paris, Rabat and Stockholm There is only one Diamond League in Africa (Rabat, Morocco) and hopefully the next time we are gathered here, we will be talking about a Diamond League event,” Tuwei said. We have applied to World Athletics to upgrade this event to a Diamond League race and things are not looking so terrible…it is being considered. “As we go forward, we also want to upgrade this event because we are now heading towards the fourth edition of the competition. NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 – Kenya is increasingly hopeful it will soon become the second country in Africa to host a Diamond League event after Morocco.Īthletics Kenya (AK) president Jack Tuwei said they are currently negotiating with World Athletics to upgrade the Kip Keino Classic World Continental Tour Gold to a Diamond League meet.
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