MELBOURNE, March 1 – Kenya's Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop will this week headline an international contingent of athletes at the IAAF Melbourne Track Classic, organisers said Monday.Kiprop, 20, who was confirmed as the 2008 Olympic gold medallist after Bahrain’s Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his Beijing title for doping, will feature in Thursday’s strong 1500m field.
Joining Kiprop will be reigning Commonwealth champion and Olympic silver medallist Nick Willis of New Zealand, fellow Kenyan Collins Chemboi and Australian champion Jeff Riseley.
Kiprop, who has a personal best time of 3:31.20 over 1500m, will reprise his rivalry with Beijing Olympics runner-up Willis.
Kiprop boosts an overseas group for the IAAF-sanctioned track classic which includes dual Olympic 400m medallist David Neville of the United States, Kenyan 800m runner David Rudisha, Finland’s former world javelin champion Tero Pitkamaki and world and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Vili of New Zealand.
Australia’s world and Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker, world discus champion Dani Samuels, world championships long jump bronze medallist Mitchell Watt and Beijing Olympic 100m hurdles silver medallist Sally McLellan are also competing.
FRANK OWEN WAFULA
April 12, 2013 at 8:10 am
i voted for Raila but hii imenibamba sana.Great video!walai Prezzo amenibamba!very funny.very Jovial man!
Ngoma
April 12, 2013 at 8:29 am
Made me smile too. Karibu Jubilee Frank..huku we are real!
Wanjama Kuria 'Amoh'
April 12, 2013 at 8:32 am
Frank mie pia imenibamba tuu vibaya,
waridi
April 12, 2013 at 9:27 am
Who said the other presidential candidates are not human kwani they dropped from Mars? Enyewe this British PR team is doing a good job I like Uhuruto but it’s a pity Jubilee did not think it’s citizens were smart enough or qualified enough to be their PR team or that Kenyan lawyers were smart enough to represent Uhuru at the Hague! British PR team, British legal team twende kazi!
khaumbah
April 12, 2013 at 9:30 am
Wawawah…am CORDed but i like my President and his Dep