{"id":11285,"date":"2020-07-16T19:17:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T19:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2020-07-16T19:17:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T19:17:44","slug":"barnaba-korir-nairobi-ready-to-host-world-continental-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/sport\/barnaba-korir-nairobi-ready-to-host-world-continental-tour","title":{"rendered":"Barnaba Korir: Nairobi ready to host World Continental Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Nairobi is ready to host the World Athletics Continental Tour in September, an Athletics Kenya (AK) official has said.<\/p>\n<p>AK executive committee member Barnaba Korir, who is the race director yesterday said the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is pulling all stops as Nairobi gears up to host the meeting on September 26.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural Tour classified as the second tier of the Diamond League is commencing in earnest in four weeks\u2019 time in Turku, Finland, according to World Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Nairobi is among eight cities including Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r, Hungary, Tokyo (Japan), Silesia (Poland) and Ostrava (Czech Republic) among others who will be hosting the Gold meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The Nairobi meet which was earlier scheduled for May 2 has been named after legendary athlete Kipchoge Keino, and has adopted the name \u2013 Kip Keino Classic.<\/p>\n<p>Korir exuded confidence that Nairobi will successfully host the event expected to take place at the refurbished Nyayo National Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have agreed to have this event at Nyayo where we have a new tartan track after the recent refurbishment,\u201d Korir said.<\/p>\n<p>He said AK had signed a contract with the Ministry of Sports &#8211; a move he said will unlock funds for preparation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe preparation has been going on well since the beginning of the year. The Ministry of Sports has guaranteed adequate funding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Korir said athletes from across the world may compete at the Nairobi event depending on whether countries will relax travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>He said successful hosting of the Gold meeting will unlock opportunities for Nairobi to host more World Athletics events in future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur eyes are on Turku. We want to see how it goes and use it as a benchmark,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The meetings will be held throughout August and September.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a total prize purse of at least Sh21.3 million offered for each Gold meeting, ushering in an opportunity for athletes to earn after several competitions they were to compete in were either canceled or postponed in the fight against Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The Sz\u00e9kesfeh\u00e9rv\u00e1r meeting will take place on August 19, Tokyo (August, 23), Silesia (September 6), Ostrava (September 8) and Zagreb (September 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Kenya: Nairobi is ready to host the World Athletics Continental Tour in September, an Athletics Kenya (AK) official has said. AK executive committee member Barnaba Korir, who is the race director yesterday said the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is pulling all stops as Nairobi gears up to host the meeting on September 26. 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