Multiple global gold medallists will compete in Africa over the next two weeks as the World Athletics Continental Tour heats up ahead of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26.
A record number of meetings feature in this year’s Continental Tour calendar, with several nations hosting Continental Tour events for the first time. They include Ethiopia, which welcomes athletes for the Addis Ababa Grand Prix on 18 April.
From there, the next Gold level meeting – the Kip Keino Classic – will return to Nairobi in Kenya on 24 April, before the Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone on 26 April and the Simbine Classic in Pretoria, South Africa, on 28 April.
World-class athletics will then return to Botswana at the start of next month as Gaborone hosts the World Athletics Relays on 2-3 May.
Upcoming Continental Tour meetings in Africa
18 April: Addis Ababa Grand Prix, Addis Ababa (ETH) – Bronze
24 April: Kip Keino Classic, Nairobi (KEN) – Gold
26 April: Botswana Golden Grand Prix, Gaborone (BOT) – Silver
28 April: Simbine Classic, Pretoria (RSA) – Silver