Kiprotich eyeing Olympic success after Kip keino triumph

   Chief athletics writer at Nyayo

African Games javelin silver medallist Alexander Kiprotich has set his sights on next year’s Olympic Games after clinching victory at the Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour.

In the absence of Olympic silver medallist Julius Yego who pulled out of the meet, Kiprotich dominated the event managing a throw of 76.71m followed by Hubert Chmielak of Poland (75.47m) while Timothy Herman of Belarus came home third with a throw of 75.18m.

Lukas Moutarde of France (69.42m) and Kenya’s Duncan Kinyanjui (69.28m) finished fourth and fifth respectively.

“I was not going to let down my compatriots at home and that is why I had set my target to win this event. For me, it has been a very good build up for me as has been a very good build up for the Olympic Games,” said Kiprotich.

Kiprotich now hopes he can keep in shape and replicate the newfound momentum to the Olympic Games set for Tokyo Japan next year.

The Olympics were initially set for the Summer this year but the coronavirus pandemic rendered it untenable forcing organizers to push it to next year.