L. MathekaSprint sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce set to return for Kip Keino Continental Tour
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Reading Time: 2min | Tue. 11.04.23. | 18:15
She set a Kenyan all-comers’ record and the fastest ever season opener of any 100m sprinter in history at Kasarani last year.
Jamaican sprints queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a ten-time world champion has been confirmed for the 2023 Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour set for 13 May at Kasarani.
This is the second time the three-time Olympic champion will be competing in Kenya, having made her debut last year at the same one-day competition.
Making her debut in Kenya at Kasarani last year, she thrilled the thousands of fans as the stadium with a 10.67 (-0.4m/s) victory in the 100m.
Not only was it a meeting record, it was also a Kenyan all-comers’ record and the fastest ever season opener of any 100m sprinter in history.
Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce will be coming back to town in the 4th edition of the KipKeino Classic taking place on 13 May 2023.
— Ochieng' Stephen (@soo_ochieng) April 11, 2023
This will be her second consecutive year after her maiden appearance last year where she clocked 10.67s a meeting record.#KipKeinoClassic pic.twitter.com/LPbZTdgSfY
“We are proud to announce Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be attending and participating at #AbsaKipKeinoClassic2023. Kasarani Stadium, 13th May 2023! #JazaStadii (sic),” the organizers wrote while making the announcement on Facebook on Tuesday 11 April.
Last year, Shelly-Ann finished miles ahead of Egypt’s Bassant Hemida who set a national record of 11.02 in second. USA’s Shannon Ray was third in 11.33. Olympic 200m silver medalist Christine Mboma had been in contention for a top-three finish but pulled up injured.
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