![]() His name, Kipchoge, is a Nandi language expression for born near the grain storage shed. Throughout his career, Kip earned almost a dozen medals, half of which were gold, for being an amazing middle to long distance runner. At the Kip Keino Classic last year, Wanyonyi won the 800m title after clocking 1:45.01. Story Keino was born in Kipsamo, Nandi District, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Kipchoge Keino, aka Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino or (thankfully in the interest of avoiding typos) just Kip, is a retired athlete who ran for the country of Kenya. The quartet clocked 24:14 to retain the title the country last won in 2019 in Aarhus, Denmark, beating rivals Ethiopia to second in 23:21 with hosts Australia coming third in 23:26. In Bathurst, Wanyonyi competed alongside Miriam Cherop, Daniel Munguti and Brenda Chebet to win the mixed relay gold. I have not had any challenges in training and so I hope all will go well,” explained Wanyonyi. “Since I have not competed for long, I want to gauge myself for the subsequent races. Being the first race, I want to make an impact as I prepare to embark on the Diamond League journey," he noted. The Kip Keino Classic is a track and field meeting held at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya and named after Olympian Kipchoge Keino. “The Kip Keino Classic will be my first race since competing at the World Cross. He will be running his first competitive race since anchoring Team Kenya to win gold in mixed relays at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia in February. This is my first track event this season and being the opener, I want to do well,” said Wanyonyi. “I have been training well and this is part of my journey to defend the title I won last year. ![]() The series starts this weekend in Doha, Qatar though Wanyonyi is targeting Rabat Meeting on May 28 in Rabat, Morocco. Wanyonyi, who will be starting his season, said he will be using the event as a build-up for his Diamond League Series journey. He was one of the early role models who inspired the great Kenyan tradition of distance running. Former World Under-20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi has set his focus to defend his title at the May 13 Kip Keino Classic, the World Continental Tour at the Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani. 6 February, 2022 Kip Keino-Keino winning the 3000m Steeplechase at the 1972 Olympics One of Kenya’s greatest Olympic athletes, Kipchoge Keino, universally known as ‘Kip’, is one of the world’s most admired sporting heroes. ![]()
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