Kip Keino Classic

Kip Keino Classic
The host stadium in Nairobi
DateOctober
LocationNairobi, Kenya Kenya
Event typeTrack and field
Established2020
Official siteKip Keino Classic

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 inaugural edition took place in 2020 as part of the inaugural World Athletics Continental Tour.

The venue is at 1,612 metres in elevation,[1] slightly over 1 mile in altitude, thus all marks set here are considered at altitude which is an advantage to short, explosive events like sprinting and jumping due to less air resistance but a dis-advantage to long distance runners due to the availability of less oxygen.

  1. ^ "Moi International Sports Centre on World Stadium Database".