Kip Keino Classic Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN), 31 May 2025

The Kip Keino Classic was a hit from its very first year! That year, the President of Kenya opened all the seats, for free and sixty thousand fans over ran the stadium!

The competitions were exciting against this year, with Aussie Lachlan Kennedy winning the 100m over new SA U20 record holder Bayanda Walaza and Kenyan star, Ferdinand Omanyala. In the 200m, Joseph Fahnbulleh of Liberia took the win and Zekithi NENE of South Africa ran 43.76. USA’s Jonah Koech, one week after his PB by seven second win in Rabat, comes to Nairobi and PBs in the 800m in 1:43.32! Big wins by Canadians Ethan Katzenberg and Camryn Rogers in the hammer throw and  a new Kenyan javelin record got the field excited! 

World Athletics Continental Tour Gold – Nairobi (KEN) – 31 May 2025
Kip Keino Classic
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN), 31 May 2025

Men’s 100m
Final Wind: -0.7
1 Lachlan KENNEDY AUS 9.98
2 Bayanda WALAZA RSA 10.03
3 Ferdinand OMANYALA KEN 10.07
4 Shaun MASWANGANYI RSA 10.24
5 Simon VERHERSTRAETEN BEL 10.26
6 Mark Otieno ODHIAMBO KEN 10.29
7 Duan ASEMOTA CAN 10.32
8 Claude ITOUNGUE BOGOGNIE CMR 10.32

Men’s 200m
Final Wind: -1.5
1 Joseph FAHNBULLEH LBR 20.40
2 Shaun MASWANGANYI RSA 20.47
3 William REAIS SUI 20.72
4 Simon VERHERSTRAETEN BEL 20.78
5 Duan ASEMOTA CAN 20.80
6 Dennis MWAI KEN 20.91
7 Calab LAW AUS 20.98

Men’s 400m
Final 1
1 Zakithi NENE RSA 43.76
2 Chidi OKEZIE NGR 44.98
3 Zablon Ekhal EKWAM KEN 45.01
4 Haron ADOLI UGA 45.21
5 Emmanuel BAMIDELE NGR 45.49
6 Cooper SHERMAN AUS 45.80
7 João COELHO POR 46.61
8 Kennedy Kimeu MUTHOKI KEN 47.02

Men’s 400m
Final 2
1 Brian Onyari TINEGA KEN 45.06
2 Kevin KIPKORIR KEN 45.29
3 Kelvin Kiprotich TONUI KEN 45.58
4 Allan KIPYEGO KEN 45.60
5 David Sanayek KAPIRANTE KEN 45.71
6 Boniface Ontuga MWERESA KEN 46.15
7 George MUTINDA KEN 46.56
8 Erastus MBALUKA KEN 46.93

Men’s 800m
Final
1 Jonah KOECH USA 1:43.32
2 Nicholas Kiplangat KEBENEI KEN 1:43.75
3 Alex Ngeno KIPNGETICH KEN 1:45.17
4 Ferguson Cheruiyot ROTICH KEN 1:45.32
5 Cornelius TUWEI KEN 1:45.58
6 Aaron Kemei CHEMININGWA KEN 1:45.76
7 Tumo NKAPE BOT 1:46.21
8 Letlhogonolo MOKGETHI BOT 1:46.38
Khaled BENMAHDI ALG DNF

Men’s 1500m
Final
1 Abel KIPSANG KEN 3:35.09
2 Mathew Kipchumba KIPSANG KEN 3:35.87
3 Vincent Kibet KETER KEN 3:37.59
4 Charles Cheboi SIMOTWO KEN 3:37.75
5 Sendel MUSA ETH 3:39.34
6 Duncan WAWERU KEN 3:39.96
7 Justice Kipkoech BYEGON KEN 3:42.78
8 Anthony KIBET KEN 3:43.78
9 Kebede ROHOBET ETH 3:43.87
10 Hosea KIPROP UGA 3:45.41
11 Dechasa TILNTE ETH 3:52.43
Robert Kimutai KORIR KEN DNF

Men’s 5000m
Final
1 Hailemariyam AMARE ETH 13:34.02
2 Ayele TADESSE ETH 13:34.86
3 Stanley Waithaka MBURU KEN 13:38.17
4 Fasika AYELE ETH 13:41.20
5 Charles ROTICH KEN 13:41.83
6 Frankline KIBET KEN 13:45.42
7 Muse GIZACHEW ETH 13:46.72
8 Samuel Simba CHEROP UGA 13:49.07
9 Abraham CHEROTICH UGA 14:11.96
10 Hani Idriss HERSI DJI 14:36.05
Yves NIYONGABO BDI DNF
Mamaru GWADE ETH DNF
Said AMERI ALG DNF
Boaz KIPRUGUT KEN DNF
Andrew KIPTOO KEN DNF

Men’s 3000mSC
Final
1 Edmund SEREM KEN 8:27.68
2 Dinka FIKADU ETH 8:27.97
3 Gemechu GODANA ETH 8:31.82
4 Diriba GIRMA ETH 8:32.39
5 Yonatan TADESSE ETH 8:38.98
6 Zelalem ANEMUT ETH 8:42.39
7 Wesley LANGAT KEN 8:43.74
8 Damián VÍCH CZE 8:53.99
9 Gideon ROTICH UGA 9:19.37
Cornelius KIPLANGAT KEN DNF
John KOECH BRN DNF
Wilberforce Chemiat KONES KEN DNF
Amos KIMELI KEN DNF

Men’s Hammer Throw
Final
1 Ethan KATZBERG CAN 82.73
2 Matija GREGURIĆ CRO 76.68
3 Dániel RÁBA HUN 75.93
4 Denzel COMENENTIA NED 75.30
5 Shota FUKUDA JPN 72.77
6 Michail ANASTASAKIS GRE 72.40
7 Mostafa ELGAMEL EGY 68.28
8 Dominic Ongidi ABUNDA KEN 61.50

Men’s Javelin Throw
Final
1 Luiz Mauricio DA SILVA BRA 86.34
2 Thomas RÖHLER GER 80.79
3 Leandro RAMOS POR 80.68
4 Curtis THOMPSON USA 78.78
5 Julius YEGO KEN 78.74
6 Manu QUIJERA ESP 78.33
7 Anderson PETERS GRN 77.49
8 Timothy HERMAN BEL 77.14
9 Alex Toroitich KIPROTICH KEN 74.17
10 Kishore JENA IND 73.06
11 Ioannis KYRIAZIS GRE 60.02

Women’s 100m
Final Wind: -1.7
1 Maia MCCOY LBR 11.21
2 Destiny SMITH-BARNETT LBR 11.29
3 Bassant HEMIDA EGY 11.49
4 Murangi REFILWE BOT 11.57
5 Shannon RAY USA 11.64
6 Tsaone Bakani SEBELE BOT 11.66
7 Milcent NDORO KEN 11.93
8 Doreen WAKA KEN 11.96

Women’s 800m
Final
1 Lilian ODIRA KEN 1:58.31
2 Oratile NOWE BOT 1:58.47
3 Sarah MORAA KEN 1:58.96
4 Shafiqua MALONEY VIN 1:59.13
5 Judy KEMUNTO KEN 2:00.98
6 Aviwe HOBOLOSHE RSA 2:02.02
7 Dorcus EWOI KEN 2:03.16
8 Maureen CHEPKIRUI KEN 2:03.59
9 Nelly JEPKOSGEI BRN 2:04.28
10 Vanessa SCAUNET BEL 2:07.80
11 Naum BOPAPE RSA 2:08.60
Daisy Chepngetich RUTO KEN DNF

Women’s 1500m
Final
1 Hawi ABERA ETH 4:06.52
2 Purity CHEPKIRUI KEN 4:06.97
3 Ksanet ALEM ETH 4:07.15
4 Axumawit EMBAYE ETH 4:08.04
5 Faith CHEBET KEN 4:13.25
6 Knight ACIRU UGA 4:13.43
7 Mary Nyaboke OGWOKA KEN 4:15.90
8 Birtukan DEGU ETH 4:16.83
9 Nowel CHERUTO UGA 4:24.62
10 Fikre Birane GEBEYEHU ETH 4:26.98
11 Rebecca MWANGI KEN 4:30.97
Vicody CHEMUTAI KEN DNF

Women’s 5000m
Final
1 Sarah CHELANGAT UGA 15:03.33
2 Maurine Jepkoech CHEBOR KEN 15:14.57
3 Gemene MAMITE ETH 15:21.25
4 Cynthia CHEPKIRUI KEN 15:24.30
5 Mercy CHERONO KEN 15:28.87
6 Charity CHEROP UGA 15:31.56
7 Mercy CHEPKEMOI KEN 15:36.15
8 Gela HAMBESE ETH 15:47.77
9 Yenenesh SHIMKET ETH 15:51.75
10 Megertu MIDEKSA ETH 16:04.85
11 Tsiyon ABEBE ETH 16:19.93
12 Lonah CHERONO KEN 16:48.86
Miriam CHEBET KEN DNF
Nancy JEPKEMEI KEN DNF
Kadra MOHAMED DEMBIL DJI DNF
Emebet EJIGU ETH DNF

Women’s 400mH
Final
1 Amalie IUEL NOR 54.80
2 Kristiina HALONEN FIN 55.32
3 Eileen DEMES GER 55.38
4 Bianca STUBLER USA 55.48
5 Daniela LEDECKÁ SVK 55.97
6 Line KLOSTER NOR 56.46
7 Elisabeth SLETTUM NOR 57.47
8 Jessica WRIGHT USA 58.98

Women’s 3000mSC
Final
1 Wosane ASEFA ETH 9:30.68
2 Kena TUFA ETH 9:31.72
3 Firehiwot GESESE ETH 9:32.09
4 Diana CHEPKEMOI KEN 9:41.52
5 Jackline CHEPKOECH KEN 9:44.48
6 Bizunesh GETAHUN ETH 10:04.27
7 Sharon CHEPKEMOI KEN 10:08.36
8 Nancy CHEPKWURUI UGA 10:22.35
9 Joyce Jepkogei BIWOT KEN 10:33.70
Loice CHEKWEMOI UGA DNF
Caren CHEBET KEN DNF
Stella RUTTO ROU DNF

Women’s Long Jump
Final
1 Esraa OWIS EGY 6.94 +2.4
2 Lissandra Maysa CAMPOS BRA 6.84 +0.6
3 Maja BEDRAČ SLO 6.58 +1.7
4 Diana LESTI HUN 6.58 +0.6
5 Danielle NOLTE RSA 6.56 +2.1
6 Tshegofatso BOJOSI BOT 6.30 +1.4
7 Faith Jepkemboi KIPSANG KEN 5.91 +0.9
8 Rougui SOW FRA 5.90 +1.5

Women’s Hammer Throw
Final
1 Camryn ROGERS CAN 77.93
2 Katrine Koch JACOBSEN DEN 74.21
3 Janee’ KASSANAVOID USA 74.17
4 Bianca Florentina GHELBER ROU 73.99
5 Rose LOGA FRA 72.88
6 Beatrice Nedberge LLANO NOR 72.31
7 Anita WŁODARCZYK POL 70.27
8 Nova KIENAST GER 65.29
9 Roseline Nyachama RAKAMBA KEN 51.85
Iryna KLYMETS UKR NM