Canada’s Camryn Rogers staged a brilliant performance to defend her women’s hammer throw title with a meet record of 80.03 metres during the 2026 Kip Keino Classic at the Nyayo National Stadium on Friday.
The Olympic and double world champion, who hurled 77.93m last year to win the title on her debut, said the Nairobi crowd pushed her to break the record.
Frenchwoman Rose Loga recorded her season’s best of 75.19m to finish second, while Gudrun Hallgrímsdóttir of Iceland settled for third place with another personal best mark of 73.88m.
“It’s been amazing — a meet record. I’m satisfied. This is my second time here, and if you have me back, I’ll be excited. The atmosphere has been incredible for sure,” Rogers said.
“I’m focusing on the Commonwealth Games; that’s my main event of the year. I’m also excited about the Diamond League and other meets throughout the season,” the 27-year-old added.
Ethan Katzberg Dominated in Nairobi Again
In the men’s event, world and Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg of Canada made it three wins in a row with a world leading mark of 82.43m.
He won ahead of Ukraine’s Mykhaylo Kokhan, who recorded a season’s best of 81.26m, while Volodymyr Myslyvcusk of the Czech Republic placed third with 77.71m.
Kenyan Dominic Abunda threw a personal best of 62.70m to finish seventh, ahead of compatriot Adelbert Museveni, who managed 53.50m.
In the women’s Long Jump, Burundian Marte Koala was crowned the winner after attaining 6.77m, finishing ahead of American Tionna Tobias (6.49m) and Egyptian Esraa Owis (6.47m).
