In summary
- Richardson won the women’s 100m race in a time of 10.76 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year
- She is eager to replicate the same feat at the Kip Keino Classic where she is likely to battle double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica
American sprint sensation Sha’Carri Richardson is among the athletics stars who jetted into the country on Monday morning for the fourth edition of Absa Kip Keino Classic Continental Gold Tour slated for Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi this Saturday.
The sixth fastest woman in the world is hopeful to replicate her stellar performance in Doha, Qatar on Friday where she claimed a big international victory by winning the Diamond League season opener.
Richardson won the women’s 100m race in a time of 10.76 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year.
She is eager to replicate the same feat at the Kip Keino Classic where she is likely to battle double Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica who will be out for a three-peat in the category.
Upon her arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi in the wee hours of Monday morning, Richardson, who was in the company of other world beating stars, intentionally avoided the media.
Blazing fire on track
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The American who is blazing fire on track used her hands to cover her head and face, shielding herself from the hawk-eyed press.
She chose to talk to the media through her coach Dennis Mitchell who reiterated that she was tired and was not in the mood to give out any interview.
“She just can’t talk for now, she is tired,” said Mitchell, a former 4x 100m Olympic and world champion.
Other stars who arrived with Richardson and will take part in the Kip Keino Classic that has been sponsored by Absa Bank to a tune of Sh 60 million include world javelin champion Andersen Peters of Jamaica, 4x100m relay world champion Jerome Blake (Canada), double Olympic 4x100m medalist Aaron Brown (Canada) and 4x100m world champion Terry ‘Tee Tee’ Twanisha (USA).
Others in the contingent were Olympic 4x100m silver medalist Teahna Daniels (USA), the 2015 Pan American Games 200m silver medalist Kyra Jefferson (USA), North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association 4x100m relay champion Kyree King and 200m Olympic silver medalist Kenny Bednarek.
Former European women’s 1500m champion Angelika Cichocka was the first foreign athlete to arrive in the country on Sunday morning.
