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World champ Peters says he is not here to beat Yego at Kasarani

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Anderson Peters MBE, a Grenadian javelin thrower and the current world champion in the event at JKIA upon arrival for the Kip Keino Classic.[Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Double world javelin champion Anderson Peters is among the star-studded athletes who have descended in Nairobi to take part in the fourth edition of the Absa Kip Keino Classic Continental Gold Tour to be held at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi this Saturday.

Despite being an arch rival of former world champion Julius Yego, the 25-year-old Grenadian who is in top form insists he's not here to beat his worthy Kenyan opponent but to help promote the sport locally.

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