Kenya is scheduled to host one of the 2020 World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meetings (the Kip Keino Classic) on October 3, and the Turku show gives us a lot of confidence despite the coronavirus pandemic. We in the organising committee of the Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour were all glued on the proceedings of the Paavo Nurmi Games and we are happy everything went according to plan. Related Kip Keino Classic postponedAdvertisementEven more satisfying was the fact that Finland President Sauli Vainamo Niinisto was in the stands to witness the live action. One day after throwing a world-leading 71.37m in Sollentuna, Stahl was close to the 70-metre line once again in Turku. Korir is the chairman of Athletics Kenya’s Nairobi branch and meet director of the Continental Tour’s Kip Keino Classic.

Source: Daily Nation August 13, 2020 03:00 UTC