Olympic hammer throw champions Camryn Rogers and Ethan Katzeberg, both from Canada, set meetings and world leads, respectively, in Friday’s Absa Kip Keino Classic World Continental Tour at Nyayo Stadium.
Camryn took the lead with a 77.53m throw on her third attempt, following two fouls, and then improved her distance to 78.60m before concluding her day with a spectacular 80.03m throw, which set a new meeting record.
Rose Loga of France came in second with a 75.19-meter throw, while Iceland’s Gudrun Hallgrimsdottir finished third with 73.88-meter.
Rogers said she used the Kenyan meet as part of her Commonwealth preparations.
“It’s been amazing a meet record, and I’m satisfied. It is my second time here, and if you guys have me back next year, I’ll be excited. The atmosphere has been exciting for sure. I’m focusing on the Commonwealth Games; that’s my main event of the year.”stated Rogers
In the men’s hammer, Katzberg threw a world-leading 82.43m to win ahead of Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kokhan (81.26m) and Czechia’s Volodymyr Myslyvchuk (77.71m).
